Example sentences of "fact was [that] [pron] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the undeniable fact was that we were trawling in previously loyal BBC viewers who simply preferred the way we presented the news . |
| 2 | The fact was that he was enjoying the experience . |
| 3 | The fact was that he was soured by a murder case with no body , by family enmity amounting to hatred , by a surfeit of gossip and a veneer of superstition which was much more than half pretence . |
| 4 | The clear fact was that he was having serious trouble knowing where to start . |
| 5 | The interesting fact was that it was recorded back in 1990 as part of a series of people at work and was delayed because of the Gulf War . |