Example sentences of "fact that [pers pn] know " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , the fact that we know so much about Mozart 's early years is due entirely to Leopold 's desire to record the events in his son 's life . |
| 2 | In both books we have to read to the very end before we are relieved of the fact that we know that both Imamu and Boo , are genuinely nice people . |
| 3 | What made it fun on the night was the fact that we knew what we were doing . |
| 4 | Indeed , all of us here today are privileged by the fact that we knew Nigel . |
| 5 | A lot of the time , the fact that they know that you 're doing it , stops them . |
| 6 | I mean they there was a fact that they knew you were unemployed er or was n't in any s You were yours yourself a target . |
| 7 | Mungo was disappointed , despite the fact that he knew the question was reasonable . |
| 8 | He was simply responding to the fact that he knew there was bleach in the mixture . |
| 9 | When , on demobilisation , Freddie returned to Scotland , expecting to step into the role of country squire or glorified estate manager — despite the fact that he knew nothing about agriculture — it had been a shock to find himself coldly received by his in-laws and his wife , who informed him that she definitely intended to start divorce proceedings . |
| 10 | The fact that he knew absolutely nothing about the airline business was neither here nor there . |
| 11 | Jenna was a bit surprised that Alain knew this man and the fact that he knew him was n't making him any more gracious , either . |
| 12 | Alan 's parents were perfectly civilized about the marriage , and Alan took considerable satisfaction in the fact that he knew they were rather shocked . |
| 13 | The plaintiff went for a ride in a private plane piloted by the defendant , despite the fact that he knew the defendant was drunk . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm looking for Travis Hepwood , ’ the tall man grated , and , for all there appeared a world of aggressiveness about him , the fact that he knew Travis somehow eased her fear . |
| 15 | Gone are the days when guys thought it was girlie to be groomed , the new man of the 90's makes a noise about the fact that he knows how to look good and what 's more these guys now have more beautifying products than old socks ! |
| 16 | It may be that the IRA hopes that it will flush out current informants by publicising the fact that it knows the identities of some agents . |
| 17 | The fact that I knew it was wicked to expose my smooth bare slit gave me a feeling both of pleasure and of power , never vocalised . |
| 18 | I felt that this was possibly a chap I should look at — quite apart from the fact that I knew little of him except that he had somehow or other got out of Holland and become the ADC to Queen Wilhelmina at the Dutch headquarters in London . |
| 19 | ‘ You ca n't stand the fact that I know what you 're really like behind that ice-cool façade . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Apart from the fact that you know my mother , that is ? ’ |
| 22 | No because everybody who has it is aware of the fact that you know they 've se known that I 've changed my number before and they know why . |
| 23 | Well there 's that I mean there 's all , there 's a whole range of things , there 's ghoulish voyeurism right , I mean that that 's important , there 's also the way the Royals have been peddled by the media over the decades and the fact that you know this has been how they 've been tendered this is what they actually are and that y you , you know what I 'm saying that erm or whatever it is between this is what they are , this is what we 've been and they do n't match , they really do n't match . |
| 24 | ‘ Do n't cash in on the fact that you know I — I 'm susceptible to you . |
| 25 | What used to annoy me about that shop was that , that the fact that you know people used to buy the things on the never- never |
| 26 | Well I felt very honoured that er that people should recognise er the fact that you know you did the job and they enjoyed coming down here to travel from Charlbury . |
| 27 | The third reading , for instance , was slower than the first , despite the fact that you knew exactly what you were looking for . |
| 28 | A profound depression set in at the same time , despite the fact that she knew her bowel symptoms could now be controlled quite easily . |
| 29 | In addition it is clear from the transcript that she , very naturally , attached great importance to the fact that she knew the staff at the unit , had two friends there and , perhaps even more important , had a great bond with a lady who was assisting in her treatment . |
| 30 | Alexander Vass , the shipping magnate who had recently taken over the local firm of G.W. Fashions after a bitter struggle with his rivals , she had expected to be a man well into middle age , in spite of the fact that she knew him to be single . |