Example sentences of "[be] [prep] fact [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so I would say that the whole thing , the figures that I 'm proposing , er and the consequences for both Leeds and Bradford er would be in fact to maintain a balanced strategy for urban regeneration . |
| 2 | Fans of the Good Morning programme who saw a holiday report on Amsterdam , presented by on May 5 , may be surprised to know they were in fact watching a colleague . |
| 3 | In Merkur Island Shipping Corporation v. Laughton the defendants were in fact given a copy of the charter of the trapped vessel before the application for an injunction , but the House of Lords held that they had the requisite knowledge independently of this . |
| 4 | Lear pretends to be offering a gift , but is in fact extorting a bribe . |
| 5 | When Jesus proffers the dipped morsel , he is in fact imposing a task upon Judas . |
| 6 | ( During the interval he was in fact offered a judgeship , which he declined , but it was made clear that the government could not long countenance a Solicitor-General without a seat in the House of Commons . ) |