Example sentences of "fact that they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that they carried out substantially more searches ( 2350 ) for very similar revenues suggests a lower level of work than their rivals . |
| 2 | Again discontinuity of experience marks the lives of these children , despite the fact that they remain in their own homes all along . |
| 3 | I think erm that sometimes the fact that children have moved to a school where they have a timetable which has got subjects written down on a piece of paper , and the fact that they bring homework back with them and parents can see work in exercise books , sometimes that acts as a kind of reassurance to parents that something is going on which they recognise as education . |
| 4 | Where goods are not durable , the mischief lies not in the fact that they ceased to perform adequately but rather that , at the date of supply , they did not have the capacity to endure . |
| 5 | The fact that they tapped in to the rapidly expanding European market undoubtedly helped the giant US firms to offset some of the effects of slow domestic growth . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | I was very apprehensive and the fact that they took away the radio at the same time made our suspicions worse . |
| 9 | So whether the fact that they thought that she was a witch was maybe kind of half an excuse just for getting her out of the house I do n't know . |
| 10 | Taking into account the fact that they made fewer comments about individual types of credit than men , women 's comments were more likely to be that they did not know how a type of credit worked than men 's ; and less likely to say that it was easy to understand and use . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , punk served to obscure the fact that they made some of the greatest rock ever . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , punk served to obscure the fact that they made some of the greatest rock ever . |
| 13 | It is likely that this is caused not by having less religious education , but by the fact that they tend to be peopled by children of classes who have traditionally fewer links with the church , and include parents making active decisions to keep their children out of the clergy 's grasp . |
| 14 | Nonconformists ' ‘ strength and … weakness ’ he claimed , ‘ lie in the fact that they tend to reflect contemporary social and political movements ’ . |
| 15 | An artistic affinity is also affirmed by the fact that they shared , along with Julian Trevelyan , a Lefevre Gallery exhibition which ran from early December 1946 through to mid January the following year . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | At the end of their lives they are subject to hard copying , and the only thing which remains on-line is a record of the fact that they existed and the reference into the hard copy system for long term reference . |
| 18 | More important for the long-term programme of submission was the fact that they agreed to allow Christian missionaries into their lands . |
| 19 | The Government has failed to invest in the development of renewable energy sources — despite the fact that they avoid the pollution problems associated with coal , oil and gas . |
| 20 | As far as the sufferers themselves were concerned , data showed not only the number of moderately to severely demented elderly people living in the community , but also the fact that they suffered , in addition to cognitive impairment , a variety of behavioural , or other mental or physical impairments . |
| 21 | Part of the reason for doing it is is we can actually say we did it , so we can tell people despite the fact that they get the programme . |
| 22 | They 'd hesitated for almost a year before they 'd made the move , finally spurred along by the fact that they 'd grown sick of talking about it . |
| 23 | Did you know about the fact that they 'd been captured ? |
| 24 | She had n't told Julie about her hopes for a reconciliation with Ross — nor , of course , about the fact that they 'd made love to each other . |
| 25 | The fact that they walked hand in hand , and exchanged shy and wondering glances , and had little squabbles , and not so little jealousies . |
| 26 | In this study we found a good agreement between the two tests , particularly considering the fact that they measure two different variables — namely , bile acid losses and bile acid synthesis . |
| 27 | Further , the very fact that they use more ‘ appropriate ’ technology means that they compete intensively with local firms and thus exacerbate rivalries among local ethnic groups . |
| 28 | Student Language Use : As many bilingual students in FE appear to be fluent users of English and speak in local accents it is important to alert participants to the fact that they use two or more languages regularly and operate in two cultures in their daily lives . |
| 29 | Even if by chance we happened to conceive of just these members of the series , it is surely not in virtue of that fact that they count as correct continuations . |
| 30 | As a result , the fact that they sprinted up the hill receives an emphasis which is not part of the interpretation of [ 31 ] , but is more like the one conveyed by [ 32 ] . |