Example sentences of "irony is that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The irony is that outside the church is a tramp . |
| 2 | The irony is that despite the scandal surrounding some of his cabinet , it is the prime minister who has in fact begun to reform the system with the support of President Scalfaro after voters abandoned the traditional parties in droves in elections last April . |
| 3 | The irony is that within five years , investigations started with a view to relaying part of the canal route to Kilmacolm as far as Paisley for a new passenger service ! |
| 4 | The irony is that in all of the experiments on test-tube fusion that began in 1989 following the March announcements , and which variously claimed fusion evidence from heat or from radiant neutrons , no measurable production of helium ever took place . |
| 5 | The irony is that in recent times , Parliament as a whole has demonstrated its interest in accountability as a constitutional principle . |
| 6 | The irony is that in striving to perpetuate a certain mythology about his own prescience and consistency , about France 's fundamental unity , and about the mediocrity of the times in comparison with the exalted hours of the war and the liberation , de Gaulle actually masked one of the great achievements , perhaps the greatest achievement , of his political career . |
| 7 | ‘ Judith is also in show biz so the irony is that after years of getting home at three in the morning we 'll get the kids to bed and then be in bed early on . |