Example sentences of "fact that [pers pn] have [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that we had definite goals on each trek , such as reaching a summit by sunrise , made the whole thing feel like an expedition . |
| 2 | Management consultants , P A , were commissioned to review the options for Warren Spring 's future and it was evident from the technical synergies and the fact that we had appropriate accommodation at Culham/Harwell — coupled with our ‘ enthusiastic response ’ — that the merger with AEA was the best way forward for all concerned . |
| 3 | These powers are due to the fact that we have two ears , separated by about 20 centimetres of acoustically dead grey matter . |
| 4 | The very fact that we have these details is significant . |
| 5 | We have a shield under the which prevents the prosecution in a normal case from bringing to the attention of the court the fact that we have previous convictions . |
| 6 | His starting point is the fact that we have three classes of receptors in our eyes , each tuned to respond to a different wavelength of light , one to ‘ red ’ , one to ‘ green ’ , and one to ‘ blue ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ People are fed up hearing about our injuries , but you ca n't run away from the fact that we have 28 professionals , and half of those ca n't be considered . |
| 8 | The fact that they had contentious articles written with a fearless pungency seems to have been due to his joint editorship of both . |
| 9 | His view that the accountants in the earlier case owed a duty of care was based on the fact that they had actual knowledge of the plaintiff 's intended and actual reliance on the accounts that they were to prepare . |
| 10 | The Direktor felt , not for the first time , deeply resentful of the fact that they had any part in choosing the programme . |
| 11 | Contrary to popular myth , many men can remember those small but important details about the women in their lives , such as their birthday and the fact that they have two eyes , one on each side of their nose , probably browny-blue ( the eyes , not the nose ) . |
| 12 | Briefly , Cloward and Ohlin argue that there is greater pressure on members of the working class to behave criminally or delinquently due to the fact that they have less opportunity to succeed by legitimate means . |
| 13 | McCallen agreed that there is some pressure on him in view of the fact that he had five wins last year at the meeting but he added : ‘ If I only get two this time I 'll be happy . |
| 14 | The fact that he had little confidence in his horse did not help . |
| 15 | Their data showed that the larger the coalition , the greater was the fitness of each male within it despite the fact that he had more companions with whom he had to share paternity . |
| 16 | Over and above the fact that he has three clerks , |
| 17 | A terse phone call from Arthur Edwards , a long-serving photographer from The Sun newspaper , whose avuncular manner belies the fact that he has excellent sources inside the royal world , reinforced the message . |
| 18 | The district benefited from the fact that it had comparative information on performance from a large range of providers which enabled them to take a more detached view of the strengths and weaknesses of its own unit , even though it also increased the complexity of contracting . |
| 19 | But if X + Y is an organic unity then the fact that it has 100 degrees of value may be because it has 90 degrees of value as a whole while Y has none . |
| 20 | But even if the Church takes this controversial step , there remains the fact that it has few structures for evaluating its chief resource . |
| 21 | The fact that it has well-defined aims and a specific medium of operation also augurs well for its successful continuation . |
| 22 | ‘ The fact that it has some kind of playful relationship with Birmingham is something with which readers of my novels can easily cope . |
| 23 | I also take some comfort from the fact that I have enormous pleasure in remembering all those who I dealt with in this capacity returned to the Pathfinder Force before the end and wished sincerely to finish their Pathfinder tour . |
| 24 | So Mrs the court will endorse your licence that means that the fact that you have these offenses er against your record now will be entered onto on your driving licence by the court , the court will then send your driving licence to the driving licence centre at Swansea so that they can er also record on your driving record . |
| 25 | She had not troubled to dress , despite , or perhaps because of , the fact that she had male visitors . |
| 26 | There was also the fact that she had fair hair only partly hidden under her straw boater , a most peculiar hat in these parts . |
| 27 | This criterion does not apply to the pronouns he and she ( do n't be fooled by the fact that she has more letters ; it still has only two sounds ) . |