Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [adv prt] to the fact " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't like to own up to the fact that she now stood a little in awe of him , and she had never felt like that with either Mr Martin or his father before him because , in their own ways , they had both been free and easy . |
| 2 | My Lord the first er issue is as a matter of English law and the English law position , my Lord in making my main submissions to your Lordship I took you to the case , we looked at the statements of er the House of Lords and er Lord in particular with whom the other Law Lords agreed , my Lord do you wish to go back to the fact again ? |
| 3 | I 'm afraid you 'll have to wake up to the fact that that kind of man from that kind of a family would n't know the meaning of love . ’ |
| 4 | But then it would have to face up to the fact that , by comparison with much of the rest of the world , it would grow steadily poorer with no chance of arresting that trend until well into the next century . |
| 5 | The Queen for her own part will have to face up to the fact that , however perfect her public role , she has dismally failed in private to give her children the guidance they needed for stable marriages . |
| 6 | ‘ No , I 'm afraid I ca n't — and I 'm also afraid that you might have to face up to the fact that Silas has n't got private talks in mind , ’ Lucy pointed out gently . |
| 7 | She 'll just have to face up to the fact that he 's guilty , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 8 | I suppose some people might have but I think I did n't really want to face up to the fact that he might have been that man on the beach . ’ |