Example sentences of "fact that [pron] [vb past] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She closed her eyes and was uncertain what soothed the effects of his brutishness most — the fact that he thought her good enough to tackle the Palmer & Pearson work , the fact that he thought her brainy , or the fact that he thought her beautiful . |
| 2 | She closed her eyes and was uncertain what soothed the effects of his brutishness most — the fact that he thought her good enough to tackle the Palmer & Pearson work , the fact that he thought her brainy , or the fact that he thought her beautiful . |
| 3 | She closed her eyes and was uncertain what soothed the effects of his brutishness most — the fact that he thought her good enough to tackle the Palmer & Pearson work , the fact that he thought her brainy , or the fact that he thought her beautiful . |
| 4 | He was a powerful , very fit-looking man , and he was obviously enjoying the mental distress he had caused and the fact that he held her powerless in his hands . |
| 5 | Alcuin thought he might be employed in making peace , but the fact that he found it necessary to protest that he had never been disloyal to Offa suggests that his allegiances were being called into question . |
| 6 | ( The fact that I found it offensive to have to make any such argument for human equality shows that I was working with an ethical a priori approach , but I believe that a case can be made . ) |