Example sentences of "fact [that] [prep] [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His great qualification for the new post lay in the fact that since 1823 he had been an outstandingly successful Governor of New Russia ( the coastal part of the modern Ukraine ) . |
| 2 | Apart from its royal members , the number of Knights of the Garter is limited to twenty-four , and this restriction , coupled with the fact that since 1946 it has been once more in the personal gift of the monarch , makes its membership peculiarly exclusive . |
| 3 | This public celebration is still usually followed by the private honeymoon , despite the fact that for many it will not be the first holiday they have had together . |
| 4 | Truman was not prepared to do so as yet , despite the fact that in general he fully supported Acheson . |
| 5 | That illustrates graphically the fact that in 1980 we had fewer pedestrian deaths than West Germany and now we have more . |
| 6 | The success of BEFIEX can be judged by the fact that by 1985 it covered 40 per cent of all manufactures , with a significant increase of the net trade generated ( Fritsch and Franco , 1988 : p. 116 ) . |