Example sentences of "fact [conj] [pron] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tea breaks and chats in the yard and dart games in the pub make life pleasant ; the fact that nobody will do anybody else 's job gives everybody security ; people 's aspirations do not take them out of their group , but concern the group as such ’ |
| 2 | Whilst we can not change the world , we should not lose sight of the fact that we can change someone 's world . |
| 3 | The fact that we can examine what local authorities are doing has been comprehensively ignored , yet it could have an effect on many of the points that were raise . |
| 4 | It is the content of a project which gets children interested , quite naturally , not the fact that they may develop their reading skills . |
| 5 | ‘ If you 're being checked out by someone the fact that they can compare you with a photo is so satisfying that you 're on your way before you know it . ’ |
| 6 | Why the fact that they can complete it . |
| 7 | This is merely routine arrogance , but it obscures from them the fact that they could impress everyone a lot more if they could do a better job — and with a bit of help they could . |
| 8 | The fact that he could do nothing about it made Burun 's enjoyment of the situation all the sweeter . |
| 9 | Yes , she had recognised pride as an intrinsic component of his personal make-up , and the fact that it could permit him to ignore or override her resistance , her hostility , her hatred , was probably the true measure of his confidence in her ultimate surrender . |
| 10 | However , larger companies like Ford have also woken up to the fact that it could help them build small runs of specialist cars — the Ford RS200 for example — cheaply and quickly , which gave the movement momentum . |
| 11 | Apart from the fact that I 'd put my make-up on badly in my haste , I looked fairly normal — a bit flushed , maybe , and my eyes seemed unusually bright , but perhaps they only looked that way to me . |
| 12 | It brought me up against the fact that I 'd like him to be better off so I could have more options . |
| 13 | ‘ I had to come to terms with the fact that I could lose my baby at any time to a foster mother . |
| 14 | Yes , but I want to know , Brenda , are you really concerned about the fact that you 'll see it , or the fact that these people that you do n't particularly like are going to be living near you . |
| 15 | The fact that you will find it difficult to know what to say to her , except that you understand how she must feel , will not matter at all . |
| 16 | on the fact that you can offer you your high rate of liability . |
| 17 | One day you will wake up ( it may be a nice sunny Sunday morning ) and you will luxuriate in the fact that you can do anything that you want to do — anything that takes your fancy — and there is no one else to consider . |
| 18 | Do you know that page of yours from upper and lower cases on display in the Design Museum , that looks very well there — apart from the fact that you can read it from across the room . |
| 19 | Whatever the form of your home entertaining , always be conscious of the fact that you must control it . |
| 20 | Whenever you interview Dudley Moore , it is a known fact that you must ask him about losing his virginity at the age of 23 . |
| 21 | If she was not my mother she would be ideal but her views are coloured by the fact that she would watch anything with my name at the end of it . |
| 22 | And the fact that she can lose her temper with you |
| 23 | And Mr Widmer explained : ‘ I think the minister will recognise that fact and it will influence his view . |
| 24 | Incidentally , I am not sure that Cameron should admit this fact since it will make anyone who wants to buy her movie positively glow with pleasure at the thought of paying her practically nothing for it . |