Example sentences of "fact that [pron] [vb past] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a typical conspiracy theory , which adduces the fact that something did happen as evidence that someone meant it to happen . |
| 2 | The reason was both underestimation of its length and the fact that what had seemed like straightforward snow slope was awkward mixed ground , the peak bearing less snow than usual . |
| 3 | Klaasen 's contention that ‘ the only integration that has gone on so far has been among the top officials ’ seemed to be borne out by the fact that we had to wait for the penultimate game of the tours to seen the first nonwhite player take the field . |
| 4 | The fact that we had ventured into disputed territory meant nothing to my father . |
| 5 | He over-simplified American reactions with his comment that they " particularly resented the fact that we had acted on our own without American permission or concurrence . " |
| 6 | The dazibao writers regretted the fact that they had to resort to this medium for making their opinions known . |
| 7 | Those who then sat the exam were instructed to put on their application forms that they had studied the course privately , so the fact that they had studied from but not paid for the Henley course would not be traced . |
| 8 | Moxon showed few signs of discomfort during his 231-ball innings but his blackened finger afterwards was testimony to the fact that he had played in pain . |
| 9 | His problems in composing this lecture were no doubt compounded by the fact that he had had in the past expressed no great liking for Goethe 's poetry — " I ca n't stand his stuff , " he had once told Ronald Duncan — and in any case he now found public addresses a complete waste of time.Immediately on his return from Germany , he travelled to the United States for a visit of two months . |
| 10 | Despite the fact that he had worked for most of the period of his contract in England , lived in England , was paid in English currency and paid National Insurance contributions in the UK , he was at all times liable to be recalled to Dhaka . |
| 11 | The story of this far from illustrious beginning was one Hugo never tired of telling , for the fact that he had started with nothing but raw talent and stubborn determination was something of which he was justifiably proud but he was less forthcoming about what had happened next . |
| 12 | The mistake was made even more stupid by the fact that he had known for some time the big tides were due . |
| 13 | Thus , despite the fact that he had dealt with the relationship of town and countryside at a very abstract level Bukharin did try to grapple with some of the fundamental , enduring and concrete problems arising from the revolutionary transformation of the economy . |
| 14 | The mere fact that the comment was directed to the actions of a local government authority would not enable the defendant to rely upon qualified privilege ; and the fact that he had published without malice in good faith and in the belief that the facts stated were true would afford no defence if the facts were not true . |
| 15 | At the fact that he had seemed to be regretting nothing ? |
| 16 | Despite the fact that he had come from a long line of soldier forebears , even the combination of breeding , upbringing and training no longer made it easy for him to bear the tedium of army life with good grace . |
| 17 | If he 'd explained at the beginning — and it did n't cancel out the fact that he 'd lied to her , did it ? |
| 18 | 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 ? |
| 19 | If Labov 's interpretations were suspect ( and of course they are not ) , this would not arise from the fact that he failed to test for significance . |
| 20 | It is evident that the deputy head soon realised that he had set himself an enormous task , despite the fact that he decided to focus on the work of three ‘ target ’ pupils . |
| 21 | Perhaps the most important evidence adduced for Maxse 's radical right outlook is the fact that he tended to lapse into what Richard Hofstadter saw as the chief characteristic of such politics , namely a ‘ paranoid style ’ . |
| 22 | He attributed the group 's resilience to the fact that it had stuck to its specialist glossy ‘ how-to ’ books and continued to ‘ eschew the topical and the trendy ’ . |
| 23 | It was a gradual thing , assisted by the fact that I went training on Sunday mornings . |
| 24 | However , despite the fact that I had to pay for the survey , the society will not allow me to have a copy of the report . |
| 25 | B. A. One time , when I was coming down Commercial Road , there was a crowd gathered at the bottom of Regent Street — you accepted the fact that you had to deal with it — and this crowd had been watching a couple fighting . |
| 26 | ‘ No doubt that will all come out in court , also the fact that you refused to rehearse with Aschmann past the first week . |
| 27 | She hesitated while searching for an answer that would not betray the fact that she longed to remain in Stella 's place but that she feared for her own emotional state . |
| 28 | The chair was slipping , although its first speed had been checked by the fact that she had fallen in front of the wheels . |
| 29 | It was made all the more infuriating by the fact that she had dressed with more than usual care , splashing out far more than she could afford on a red silk jersey creation from an expensive boutique . |
| 30 | She did n't want the fact that she had written to me to be discovered , and perhaps be seen by her parents as another act of disobedience , causing another row . |