Example sentences of "fact [that] i [verb] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 I apologise for the fact that I heard only about 40 minutes of the Minister of Agriculture 's speech .
2 Perhaps the strange lack of concern in ‘ A ’ Squadron 's diary and reports , and the fact that I heard so little from the regiment subsequently , may reflect a suspicion ( or knowledge ) on their part .
3 I think a lot of it was to do with the fact that I 'd never driven in the dark before .
4 This was despite the fact that I had already visited the Algerian Embassy to no effect after writing thirteen times .
5 Spoiled by the fact that I had always been treated with respect because I was a veterinary surgeon , a member of an honourable profession .
6 The very fact that I had only properly discovered a foundation of happiness when separated from the world should have shown me that the tendency of the world was to flood and destroy such a thing .
7 The fact that I had so little self-control seemed to be irritating him ever so slightly .
8 The fact that I had never seen my aunt looking so elegant added to my impression that I was imagining this .
9 My only rather weighty problem is the fact that I speak very little French though I am learning , both at French lessons and at my Medau classes .
10 Apart from the fact that I 've never known her dig up a weed or pick a single daffodil , she simply is n't cut out for that kind of work . ’
11 But the fact that I 've never been to England before does n't make me a complete bumpkin .
12 Soon I 'll have enough money for a really powerful crossbow , and that I 'm certainly looking forward to ; it 'll help make up for the fact that I 've never been able to persuade my father to buy a rifle or a shotgun that I could use sometimes .
13 The woman was definitely shocked , and by the fact that I 've never bathed my child .
14 It 's a very natural and feminine reaction to resent the fact that I 've apparently put business ahead of your wants . ’
15 That I am living in Britain in the first place has everything to do with the fact that I came here to start the magazine you are reading , a magazine for men .
16 Despite the fact that I feel strongly about this issue , I remain open-minded and by seeing as much as is attainable my ideas will develop and so determine the kind of practitioner I hope to be .
17 Bainbridge has a lovely village green which was the setting for nothing more remarkable than the fact that I arrived there one day to walk over from Bainbridge to Cam Houses with Tony and Eddie , the landlord from my local pub , only to discover that I 'd left my walking boots back at home in Dentdale and had to do the entire walk in a pair of fur-lined cowboy boots , which earned me the nickname of Roy Rogers for the rest of the week .
18 My continuing admiration for his work is not diminished by the fact that I have never received it , nor did I really expect it .
19 That came straight from my early conditioning , my relationship with my mother and the fact that I have always found it easier to give than receive .
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