Example sentences of "fact that [pers pn] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly men at the central station boasted proudly of the fact that they took more prisoners per year than any other division in the whole force . |
| 2 | ‘ The record company is used to dealing with rock and roll , ’ says Nicky , ‘ and the fact that they took a chance reflects really well on them . |
| 3 | I was very apprehensive and the fact that they took away the radio at the same time made our suspicions worse . |
| 4 | Comprehensively equipped with electric windows ( one touch up and down for the driver ) , central locking power mirrors and so on , the finish reflects the fact that they take a bit of trouble up in Sunderland . |
| 5 | His father persuaded the minister to conduct the funeral service without reference to the fact that he took his own life . |
| 6 | Kirton , though , achieved rather more fame for the fact that he took his own lemons to Athletic park when they did not have the appropriate fruit to go with his gin-and-tonics , and that he watched the game from the in-goal area , puffing on a cigar with a long checked scarf around his neck . |
| 7 | ‘ The fact that he took the 100m individual , when I could n't attempt the hat-trick because I failed to qualify for the event at the US trials through illness , is bound to increase interest when we get it together . |
| 8 | It must have occurred to you that Dawn is probably very jealous — in particular of the fact that he took you with him to the zoo . ’ |
| 9 | Callinicos , defence of Marxism is erudite and compelling , and the fact that he runs out of steam over post-war art is of less moment than the fact that he takes the range of issues seriously enough to discuss them at all . |
| 10 | WE are going to stop apologising to ourselves for the fact that it takes money to run this organisation . |
| 11 | The only criteria of ‘ science ’ we are left with are its ‘ openness ’ and the fact that it takes place ‘ entirely in thought ’ . |
| 12 | Goody points out that the written form of language releases us from the linear experiential mode : ‘ the fact that it takes a visual form means that one can escape from the problem of the succession of events in time , by backtracking , skipping , looking to see who-done-it before we know what it is they did . |
| 13 | The novel can plausibly be labelled science fiction by virtue of the fact that it takes place in the future and involves ‘ alien ’ life forms , but the use of science and other specialized discourses is kept to a minimum . |
| 14 | The sensitivity of the initiative is underlined by the fact that it took at least five months for Unix Labs and Santa Cruz to agree on a basic specification drawn up by UK firm IXI Ltd and edited by Unix Labs . |
| 15 | The essential difference between Sam and me was the fact that I took life seriously . |
| 16 | But the fact that you took the trouble to ‘ phone is a point strongly in your favour … |
| 17 | He had chosen to ignore the fact that she took out her frustrations on Carla . |