Example sentences of "fact that it [vb -s] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WE are going to stop apologising to ourselves for the fact that it takes money to run this organisation . |
| 2 | The only criteria of ‘ science ’ we are left with are its ‘ openness ’ and the fact that it takes place ‘ entirely in thought ’ . |
| 3 | The novel can plausibly be labelled science fiction by virtue of the fact that it takes place in the future and involves ‘ alien ’ life forms , but the use of science and other specialized discourses is kept to a minimum . |
| 4 | This dynamic function of money stems from the fact that it represents purchasing power , which , when exercised , stimulates production of goods and services . |
| 5 | The size and quality of this sample , its relatively recent date , and the fact that it includes travel on foot and by pedal cycle in the same detail as motorised travel make the resulting data particularly valuable for the study of many aspects of personal travel on weekdays in London . |
| 6 | But the fact that it includes librarians from all sectors makes it a potentially important co-ordinating body . |
| 7 | D J Taylor — who had a heated exchange with Lawrence Norfolk , a BOYB author who was in the audience — captured the mood of the debate : ‘ I think the real importance of the promotion lies in the fact that it draws people 's attention to British fiction , and provides the backdrop for a much wider discussion about the relative decline of the English novel since the Second World War . ’ |
| 8 | The recruiting office should advertise the fact that it welcomes members of the public who wish to drop in . |
| 9 | The nilgai 's woodland ancestry shows in the fact that it inhabits areas where there are at least some trees to give shelter during the hottest part of the day . |
| 10 | In fact the son 's military train , despite the fact that it has priority ( a hangover from the days of the armoured trains ) , only passes through on the following day , when his mother has left . |
| 11 | But the one thing that you can not change , unlike the colour , is the fact that it faces north . |
| 12 | He takes equal pride in the fact that it contains Berlioz 's complete dialogue , often abridged in the past . |