Example sentences of "fact that [indef pn] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Haitink is not one given to lofty poetics ( try the decidedly unmagical , if immaculately balanced gossamer string texturing of [ iii ] ) , nor outbursts of uncontrollable excitement ( close of [ i ] ) , yet the fact that one arrives at the finale with one 's emotions reasonably intact pays dividends in the long-term , especially as the conductor and the BPO ( on stunning form , incidentally ) raise the emotional temperature several notches for this glorious movement . |
| 2 | The greatest pleasure I gave him was the fact that nobody knew about me . |
| 3 | The fact that something happens to be legal as a matter of tradition going far back into history does not mean that it is not a vice in society . |
| 4 | However , the title development is useful because it highlights the fact that something has to be done with evaluations : something to improve the process next time around . |
| 5 | The fact that everything relating to my loss was scribbled in children 's school jotters with cartoon covers was not exactly a boost to my confidence . |
| 6 | Why was ‘ Togetherness ’ proving so difficult to achieve , despite the fact that everybody believed in it ? |
| 7 | I do n't know whether it contributed much — one never knows oneself whether it contributes or nOt — but I never took my eyes off Peter during this scene , willed him to do this , that and the other , and was saddened and grieved and distressed by the fact that everybody turned against him at the end . |
| 8 | Just the same as you can accept the fact that somebody says to you that I can not really afford your windows , right , just the same as when you first speak to them on the phone , you can say oh sorry , sorry to bother you and put the phone down because it said you |
| 9 | The management ref refused to talk all the time and after a while it just got depressing , the fact that nothing seemed to be happening . |