Example sentences of "the fact [conj] we " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now you 'll be familiar with the fact since we went through it in April that there has been a sharp jump in our known assets brought about by the sale of Elsivir and the fact that it had a very substantially written down value in our books , seventy five million pounds . |
| 2 | Despite the fact that we do n't hear so much about AIDS these days the problems are increasing . |
| 3 | The fact that we often feel that our thoughts come unheralded by ‘ intentions ’ , that the content of our mental life is unwilled , just demonstrates how thin is the layer of consciousness . |
| 4 | Is he really blind to the fact that we have already done precisely that , and that is why an unprecedented consensus now exists on every aspect of the policy ? |
| 5 | We have got to reinforce the fact that we are the party of sound money . ’ |
| 6 | The massive popularity of our parties is partly due to the fact that we offer all-night dancing , this proves the need for a facility to obtain all-night licences for one-off events . |
| 7 | Sir : Tony Colston-Hayter of World Wide Productions ( letter , October 11 ) , in defending ‘ dance music warehouse parties ’ and welcoming the licensing of such parties , suggests that ‘ so-called ‘ acid parties ’ ' are a ‘ sensationalist fantasy of the gutter press ’ , and that their massive popularity is ‘ partly due to the fact that we offer all-night dancing ’ . |
| 8 | According to such a theory , if we , in English , call both our mother 's brother and our father 's brother by the same term — ‘ uncle ’ — it is because these two relatives are , to us , the same ‘ kind ’ of relative , and that probably the fact that we use the one word causes us to see them in that way . |
| 9 | The fact that we call both our mother 's brother and father 's brother by the same term does not mean that we are unaware of the fact that we are related to them in different ways or that we can not express this difference by using such phrases as ‘ my uncle on my mother 's side ’ . |
| 10 | The fact that we call both our mother 's brother and father 's brother by the same term does not mean that we are unaware of the fact that we are related to them in different ways or that we can not express this difference by using such phrases as ‘ my uncle on my mother 's side ’ . |
| 11 | Alone , and exhilarated by the noise , the spray and the view — — and also by the fact that we were not ankle-deep in wrinkled cans and other crap , or being persuaded to buy Gullfossburgers by bright neon signs . |
| 12 | I would win no prizes for being tidy , but the main aggravation was the fact that we had , between us , eight identical black Karrimor pannier bags . |
| 13 | Thus , the body appears to be able to respond more to raised blood glucose early in the daytime and this is in spite of the fact that we normally take in larger amounts of glucose later in the daytime . |
| 14 | This problem of historical relativism is one of the most besetting for anyone who wishes to read an old book without either getting it hopelessly wrong or , worse , assuming that the fact that we are modern and the author of the book ‘ medieval ’ or ‘ old ’ implies the superiority of one or the other . |
| 15 | The bid to crack the American market had n't worked , as Isidore Ostrer explained , due to ‘ the fact that we are not accorded playing time in the most important situations , these being almost exclusively controlled by American producing interests . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ The main thing is perhaps the fact that we are now having a fresh look , without blinkers , at ourselves and our country , ’ he said . |
| 17 | He went on : ‘ Looking back , the fact that we were the first to say Thatcher should go over the Lawson affair meant that we were in the game . |
| 18 | This is purely a reflection of the fact that we did n't clearly understand the cost of nuclear electricity ’ . |
| 19 | A. There are , but we 've been in this business for nearly 200 years and pride ourselves in the fact that we have probably dealt with every known problem that has ever arisen . |
| 20 | You can not evade the fact that we are cultural Americans , dreaming American dreams . ’ |
| 21 | I think this was due to the fact that we did n't have 9-to-5 jobs and we were entertainers and could n't possibly manage the £7 a week rent . |
| 22 | The fact that we could only hypothesize via ‘ indicative ’ signs about the natures of things should not lead to discontent . |
| 23 | But the fact that we can perceive no connection does not , for Locke , mean that there may not be one there . |
| 24 | We have to face the fact that we are not a nice species . |
| 25 | We need a healthy recognition of the fact that we are a rather big-headed little species in a vast cosmos that can do without us , thank you very much ! |
| 26 | Right now I find myself regretting the fact that we have done very little to replace them . |
| 27 | Unfazed by the fact that we may be off making a cuppa when his big moment hits the screens , Des has set his sights on playing James Bond in Goldblender , perhaps ? |
| 28 | The fact that we can have Deee-Lite at number one and they ca n't get anywhere in America . ’ |
| 29 | For some Christians the fact that we are made in God 's image means that we are in some respects killing God if we attempt suicide , and so there can be no more serious sin . |
| 30 | Secondly , if a horse is aggressive towards us , it is better to try and get the horse to accept the fact that we are the boss horse , not by punishing it , but by teaching it something . |