Example sentences of "fact that [pers pn] 'd " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was very hard work in many ways ’ , he told me in February 1985 , ‘ and the fact that we 'd been thirteen years [ in Opposition ] meant that most of them , almost all of them , had no experience at all in government . |
| 2 | Sometimes one or other would misuse that privilege and perhaps shout more than was otherwise seemly , ‘ but the fact that we 'd grown up together meant we could have our rows and know that the next day one of us would apologise , and it would all be forgotten . ’ |
| 3 | The fact that we 'd all been put together was universally accepted as a sign that the end was so close that they did n't need to keep us apart any longer . |
| 4 | Yeah I , I mean to be honest on that I was more conscious of the fact that we 'd only got fifteen |
| 5 | They 'd hesitated for almost a year before they 'd made the move , finally spurred along by the fact that they 'd grown sick of talking about it . |
| 6 | Did you know about the fact that they 'd been captured ? |
| 7 | She had n't told Julie about her hopes for a reconciliation with Ross — nor , of course , about the fact that they 'd made love to each other . |
| 8 | All that mattered to me , though , was his signature , his handwriting , the fact that he 'd licked the stamp . |
| 9 | ‘ And Doyle never referred to the fact that he 'd seen the Asian girl near to Charlie 's ? ’ |
| 10 | He stood almost immediately , and only Bernice noticed that , by aiming a bony finger at the floor , he was covering the fact that he 'd pocketed something . |
| 11 | After all — had n't one of the things that had made it so difficult to get over Tony been the fact that he 'd got off scot-free ? |
| 12 | Her mouth tight , she hurried into the cottage and slammed the door , but that one brief glance had been more than enough for her to take in the fact that he 'd removed his shirt as though quite impervious to the chill wind that made everyone else shiver , and was digging over the colonel 's vegetable patch with an economy of movement that she might have admired if it had been anyone else but him . |
| 13 | If he 'd explained at the beginning — and it did n't cancel out the fact that he 'd lied to her , did it ? |
| 14 | Did n't alter the fact that he 'd deliberately sought her out because of her parents . |
| 15 | Always with resignation and with grief but buffered by the knowledge that he would no longer be in pain and confusion , by the fact that he 'd had a long and lively life — that he would be at peace at last . |
| 16 | And now , despite the fact that he 'd held her in his arms , it needed little imagination to guess that he did n't quite trust her . |
| 17 | Now do n't forget , that I said , that in spite of the fact that he 'd got one shoulder higher than the other , he was very attractive to women , and there is running through this story , the suggestion that maybe he was too friendly with Josephine . |
| 18 | But the mere fact that he 'd left his own bed to come and check on her made her feel warm and cherished and oddly weepy . |
| 19 | The fact that he 'd made love to her and then tried to brush her off . |
| 20 | And if Nicolo tried to make an issue of the fact that he 'd bought out her contract so she could work for him , he could stuff it ! |
| 21 | Two detectives accused of altering a suspect 's statement to conceal the fact that he 'd been unlawfully arrested have been cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice . |
| 22 | McLaren , the 22-year-old Hearts defender , told me recently that when he made his World Cup debut against Italy ( the game where he was asked to mark Roberto Baggio ) , the fact that he 'd been part of the squad at the European Championship finals , as well as playing a couple of games on the tour of North America last year , were of immeasurable assistance in making the step up . |
| 23 | You see , I 'd mentioned the fact that I 'd seen this chap several mornings hanging about in the Cove , so I decided not to take Miss Celia down there for a bit , even though we were having a real Indian summer that year . |
| 24 | Besides , despite the fact that I 'd got a good grade for my speech , I thought I 'd made a bit of a mess of it and was just relieved it was all over . |
| 25 | I suppose the fact that I 'd made it at the age of 14 was important because it meant I would go a long way in athletics . |
| 26 | It was going to help me , with what I had in mind , the fact that I 'd been able to wise him up on that . |
| 27 | I think a lot of it was to do with the fact that I 'd never driven in the dark before . |
| 28 | That projection of course took into account the fact that you 'd raised the base and therefore you had extra money to find . |
| 29 | ‘ When , in answer to his assumption that there was to be an early wedding , I asked what was going round the grapevine now , he told me it was pure speculation on his part , stemming from the fact that you 'd just handed in your resignation . ’ |
| 30 | The fact that she 'd already told the police did n't matter . |