Example sentences of "fact [that] [art] [noun pl] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unhealthy it most certainly is ( I have been prevailed upon to refrain from detailing how ) but one only has to say the magic word AIDS to realise the sad fact that the consequences of some homosexual intercourse are far from gay . |
| 2 | The fact that the definitions of these terms are extremely murky can in part be traced to the notion of pertinent effects . |
| 3 | In this book , we assume that the similarity between the transformational process and our diagnostic test arises because the former was formulated in response to intuitions about the fact that the properties of many ( but not all ! ) adjectives could be considered valid for the E qualified in both the P positions in : ( 7 ) P E E P In any case , the test gives us two different ways in which the adjective French may be used with its noun , and the examples show that it does not always designate a property of the entity to which it appears to be attached syntactically . |
| 4 | But scientists reconciled themselves to the fact that the answers to such questions would never be known with certainty since the fish had obviously become extinct long ago . |
| 5 | With diatonic triads , in root position and first and second inversions , we have a choice of twenty-one different chords ( Example 31 ) : If to these triads we add the possible inversions of added sixth and seventh chords , we have a choice of seventy different chords ( not seventy-seven , as one would suppose , for some are duplicates ) : Add to this the fact that the notes in each chord can be varied in register ( that chords can be ‘ close ’ or ‘ open ’ ) , and we have a very wide range of possibilities — and this with chords only in the key of C major . |
| 6 | The fact that the costs of this programme fall entirely on captive consumers is all too convenient . |
| 7 | In addition , these user histories point to the fact that the receptionists of some surgeries were instructed to turn away ‘ addicts ’ or , at least , segregate them from the rest of the patients . |
| 8 | The fact that the appointments to such councils are in the hands of the Secretary of State advised by civil servants , makes one question those bodies ' ability to be very independent . |
| 9 | This is not to overlook , however , the fact that the parties to these relationships , may legitimately expect some form of sexual gratification from their partners and should have grounds for complaint if it were denied . |
| 10 | The past two days had passed quickly , so quickly in fact that the events of those four days were somewhat hazy . |
| 11 | The fining of airlines plus the fact that the nationals of many refugee-producing countries now need visas to travel to this country , has made it extremely difficult for many people wishing to apply for asylum , to reach the UK . |
| 12 | The social stratification pattern illustrates the fact that the proportions of each variant in a person 's speech relate very clearly to the person 's social class . |