Example sentences of "fact that [pers pn] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , as far as the , the erm , erm , report is concerned er , if I 've got to make a recommendation , because obviously people have got different views on this one , it would be in fact that we go for total er , information so that people can make up their own minds , and if , and it might be wrong , but they can exercise their own prejudices . |
| 2 | By the very fact that we work for Wimpey we give an image of the Company to everyone who knows that . |
| 3 | The fact that they arranged for a petition from the inhabitants of Southwark , complaining about those who had welcomed the Palatines , to be presented to the Commons on the same day that they brought in the bill of repeal , suggests that contemporary politicians ( unlike some modern-day historians ) did believe that popular pressure could have a powerful impact on events at Westminster . |
| 4 | These new roads may often be recognised by the fact that they run for miles without passing through a village , or indeed habitation at all apart from their own toll-houses ( their most notable addition to the scene ) and an inn or two attracted to the roadside by the prospect of traffic . |
| 5 | The original recipients of Hilton 's text , however , as is clear from the very fact that he wrote for them in the vernacular , were not interested in comparative academic study , but in particular guidance which would enable them to fully integrate their religious faith in their lives . |
| 6 | The fact that he appeared for every show wearing an immaculate double-breasted blue suit with a carnation in his lapel only served to further that reputation . |
| 7 | The only good things you can say about some of these new series , like Matthew Carter 's Cochin in fact that he did for Linotype are these other weights . |
| 8 | The value of Black 's theory lies in the fact that it allows for a conception of metaphor as the interaction between two discourses , but like Goodman 's concept of imperial appropriation , it has overtones of subjugation . |
| 9 | The strength of the institution can be seen in the fact that it lasted for generations in the sugar estates , despite social changes taking place around it . |
| 10 | Their opportunities , their perception of their opportunities , and their choices among their opportunities must all be determined by the complex whole , as must the fact that a ruling class opts for a particular ideology , and the fact that it opts for any justificatory ideology . |
| 11 | My doctor had also prepared a report for the judge , about various medical problems which I hoped might be taken into consideration , along with the fact that I had for some time been re-building my life and now had very little to do with the lifestyle that brought me into contact with drugs . |
| 12 | It 's also the fact that I know for a fact , I know for a fact that she 's very frightened of his temper when it happens . |
| 13 | They 'd have registered the fact that I work for an advertising agency , and marked me accordingly : ‘ I do think essentially he 's a popular artist , do n't you ? ’ |