Example sentences of "fact [that] [pron] [modal v] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Think about it : if marriage is a partnership , the fact that one may be functioning in a responsibility that provides the income does not entitle that partner to sole ownership . |
| 2 | In spite of the fact that nothing can be substituted for — ness , and it therefore participates in no contrasts , recurrent or otherwise , it is different from — s in those books , and arguments can be put forward that it should be regarded as a semantic constituent . |
| 3 | The avid readers of the N C V O News will have spotted reference to the fact that we shall be moving offices from next June , and of course , the Treasurer had a fair bit to say about this earlier on . |
| 4 | Statuses are culturally defined , despite the fact that they may be based on biological factors such as sex or race . |
| 5 | The fact that they may be running a fever or worn out is frequently an insufficient deterrent , which may mean he can lose patience with the wife 's reluctance . |
| 6 | So much so in fact that they 'll be looking to you to help them actually . |
| 7 | The application was defended on the basis that discovery would be contrary to public interest as the reports were highly confidential and the fact that they might be used in litigation would inhibit the doctors preparing such reports in the future . |
| 8 | The House of Mattli is expanding from couture into ready-to-wear and one of the big Bristol stores , Taylors , are putting on a show to publicise the fact that they will be stocking the new prêt-à-porter ' , Arlene explained . |
| 9 | The analysis of labour markets is complicated further by the fact that they can be defined by reference to one or more of a number of characteristics . |
| 10 | Apart from the fact that they can be measured , movements such as these are interesting because they can be used to explain other conjonctures , particularly changes in social structure . |
| 11 | The loss of speed from their rougher bottoms was compensated by the fact that they could be sailed harder than wooden ships in blowing weather . |
| 12 | If you run a high-profile , fancy campaign it will alert everyone to the fact that they should be voting and the proportion in your favour could shrink rapidly , It may be better to run a low key affair targeted directly at your own supporters . |
| 13 | As my thesis is broadly supportive of small rural schools , I shall attempt to offer possible solutions to the disadvantages , despite the fact that they must be related to implicit value judgements . |
| 14 | The fact that he might be taking a considerable risk only added to his excitement . |
| 15 | Without hesitation , she set off in pursuit , unable to think beyond the fact that he would be lost , not even considering that if she was dismissed he was no longer her responsibility . |
| 16 | Gloucestershire may well have been influenced by this being Walsh 's benefit year , a traditionally powerful distraction , and by the fact that he could be thought out of touch , having missed last season due to the West Indies tour . |
| 17 | The fact that it may be interpreted by some readers or viewers as pornographic is secondary . |
| 18 | The rejoinder must be : although we may generally have neither the time nor the inclination to look at literary language under the microscope in this way , the fact that it can be done is important , and the doing of it can not fail to sharpen observation , by making us aware of how larger effects are built up from smaller ones . |
| 19 | Its appeal is furthered by the fact that it can be electrified by rubbing , a property which has sometimes led to its being referred to as ‘ black amber ’ . |
| 20 | The analogy must not be overstretched , but the fact that it can be made at all shows how integrated mass media were into the rhythms and activities of society . |
| 21 | The fact that it can be run as a TSR is also a big plus |
| 22 | Trover became a complete alternative to replevin despite the fact that it could be argued that , the goods being regarded as in the custody of the law , the distraint did not amount to a denial of the owner 's title . |
| 23 | ‘ If it were n't for me old bones and the fact that I might be overlooked when the bidding starts , I would n't want you within a mile of that sale room . |
| 24 | And the fact that I will be playing under him as captain on an England tour for the first time will not stop me having dinner and drinking with him most nights . |
| 25 | It is a wonderful fact that I should be affected , and thus deeply and powerfully , more than by aught else in all my experience — that this fruit should be borne in me sprung from a seed finer than the spores of fungi , floated from other atmospheres ! finer than the dust caught in the sails of vessels a thousand miles from land ! |
| 26 | Make allowance for the fact that you 'll be drifting sideways more with the daggerboard up but as you come into shallow water then you can raise the rudder and step ashore . |
| 27 | Be encouraged by the fact that you will be feeling healthier and lighter by the end of the diet . |
| 28 | One argument against d-i-y carpet-laying is the fact that you could be putting your rights as a consumer at risk if a problem arises with the carpet at a later date . |
| 29 | This is always a surprising development from the point of view of those close to her , but if you are faced with this reaction in your elderly parent , or any other that seems strange but harmless , tread softly , and accept the fact that she must be allowed to grieve and to adjust in her own way . |