Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] fact [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't help smiling at that ; she still had n't quite forgiven me for the fact that her remedy had n't been effective . |
| 2 | The telephone rang at 8a.m. this morning to alert me to the fact that you were to be broadcasting on Radio 4 … 't was a friend of mine to whom I had mentioned your future plans … |
| 3 | He found it in the fact that the State , ‘ united for once in spirit ’ and ‘ with the fervent consent of the people of every land subject to the rule of our King ’ had entered on an arduous conflict , not for territory or glory but ‘ for the sake of enforcing the plainest rules of international justice and the plainest dictates of common humanity ’ . |
| 4 | ( The very fact that the proposed ‘ Star Wars ’ defensive strategy of the United States involves computerised laser technology should alert us to the fact that such a defence has ominous offensive possibilities . ) |
| 5 | We have been more wary of challenging the transcultural verity of sexual categories , but in reality a minimum awareness of the evidence should alert us to the fact that though various cultures share general sexual forms , this does not mean that their content , inner structures and meanings are identical . |
| 6 | From a pedagogic point of view , the possibility of culture specificity should alert us to the fact that when we teach terms referring to discourse type and use them in discourse processing and production , we should not take for granted that each term has an exact translation equivalent . |
| 7 | This should alert us to the fact that the canons are incomplete records , and that they could even overlook matters of royal concern , like Guntram 's foundation of the monastery of St Marcel . |
| 8 | It may help me more indirectly by alerting me to the fact that I may be wrong , and forcing me to reason again to double check my conclusion . |
| 9 | But , asks NICK CAIN , can the World Cup organisers allow themselves to let South Africa 's intense love of the sport blind us to the fact that , unless political and economic stability are rapidly established , giving the tournament to a country in turmoil could have massive repercussions . |
| 10 | The reality of points of convergence should not , however , blind us to the fact that there are enormous divisions , not only between religions but within them . |
| 11 | Secondly , although certainly important , the current preference by some writers to relate creativity to the affective forms of psychosis should not divert us from the fact that it is actually schizophrenia which has inspired most of the theorising — and generated a good deal of the empirical evidence — about how psychotic and creative traits might be related to each other . |
| 12 | You may want your dog to bark initially , to alert you to the fact that someone is at the door . |
| 13 | Alert them to the fact that we 're on to something , if they know we 've out-guessed them in their stupid game , then we do n't know what they might do . |
| 14 | That should have alerted me to the fact that Dr Tom Courtney was not as he seemed . |
| 15 | Nor did any intuition , any extra sense , alert him to the fact that part of the case he was quietly and imperceptibly building up inside him was going up in smoke . |
| 16 | She would just confront him with the fact that she knew about Flint Investments of New York , and see what he said . |
| 17 | He blushed guiltily , but the small part of his brain that had been vaguely monitoring the discussion alerted him to the fact that he had been asked a question by the executive producer . |
| 18 | When this attempt by pseudo-Britain succeeds , the real British look desperately for evidence of their own national achievement in the first moon landing , and find it in the fact that one of the astronauts is wearing a British watch : ‘ This is a great day for us . |
| 19 | The brave idea of starting the concert with Luciano Berio 's Sequenza VI for solo viola ( Paul Silverthorne ) alerted us to the fact that , in orchestral concerts , we have become accustomed to concert ‘ themes ’ and the overture / concerto / symphony format . |
| 20 | All this trouble they are giving us despite the fact that I have a UK passport . |
| 21 | When we were shown into the chargé 's office , I studiously avoided shaking hands or having any eye contact , determined to alert him to the fact that I understood and respected their religious customs , in the hope that it might make a difference . |
| 22 | It is worth reminding him of the fact that Japan 's economy grew by 4.5 per cent. , and ours shrank by 2.5 per cent . |
| 23 | Giselle discovers Albrecht 's deceit when Bathilde confronts her with the fact that the Count Albrecht is her fiancé . |
| 24 | I mean , schools the only thing I was , I 'd been governor of a a school for thirty years that was used to depress me with the fact that we could n't get for our schools the things that we needed because to me and to all the people in Harlow who have children are concerned that we are being stopped so much money on education which is the most vital thing in our children 's lives ! |
| 25 | One has to be , but it does n't blind me to the fact that we are both solemn underneath the surface . |
| 26 | I 'll tell you for a fact that Steven wo n't go for Ollie tonight , it 's Paul that 's gon na go for him . |
| 27 | I have no doubt wha did I not tell you about the fact that I hit the roof when he said that she has said that when he was twenty one , she was going to buy him a Vauxhall Chevette . |
| 28 | And she knew it for a fact when he murmured smoothly , ‘ I think I might find it agreeable . ’ |
| 29 | The marketing of the man should not blind us to the fact that he is a great artist , unafraid of engaging mass culture . |
| 30 | In particular , the image of Germany epitomised by her most famous export , the Mercedes , as a country which is well built , reliable , and which performs well , should not blind us to the fact that the history of the Federal Republic has been a history of scandals , which have reached to the very highest echelons of power . |