Example sentences of "facts [am/are] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bare facts are that Oxford won by 1¼ lengths in 17min 44sec to take the Beefeater Gin Trophy for the sixth successive time and register their 16th win in 17 years . |
| 2 | The facts are that within a decade of the Vienna Congress , nationalism was gathering furious pace . |
| 3 | The facts are that the Palace of justice was built between 1935 and 1940 in a style that is known in Italy as Littoria , but which we would term Fascist . |
| 4 | The facts are that the patient has requested that the doctor discontinue treatment , and the doctor has ignored this request . |
| 5 | The facts are that if you propose an idea , four times out of ten someone will take issue with it by pointing out snags and difficulties ( see Difficulty stating on page 52 ) . |
| 6 | It seemed to me that it was wanting in every detail , but the objective facts are that I was five feet two and a half , weighed eight stone five , and had my fair share of acne . |
| 7 | Said Len Brealey : ‘ The plain facts are that after Mr Woolhouse failed to reach payment in an original contract we set up a new agreement . |
| 8 | Much as I would love to see the 1995 World Cup help to kickstart the South African economy as overseas visitors pour in to fill impressive stadia and savour the beauty of the land , the facts are that as things stand rugby will be used as a political pawn . |
| 9 | The clear facts are that Gunhilda left the monastery with Count Alan Rufus , and lived with him very briefly as wife or mistress until his death , which followed almost immediately , probably on 4 August 1093 . |
| 10 | The facts are that no such dossier was produced by Murrin in 1989 . |
| 11 | The facts are that I asked Warren Beatty not to cast Sean Young in the role for Dick Tracy . ’ |
| 12 | However the facts are that the courts have not for the last 300 years recognised , nor have they acted upon , a logic which renders all questions of law jurisdictional . |