Example sentences of "down [prep] the fact " in BNC.
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| 1 | some some extra layers on this , I mean I think that 's very valid and the extra layers include er one , the fact that since then there have been a number of royals who have divorced and so it is not unique for royals to be divorced and the Church of England has not jumped up and down about the fact that there are royals who are divorced particularly given that the , you know the Church of England are opposed to divorce . |
| 2 | Many will sit down despite the fact the music is still playing . |
| 3 | The Euro Cities Conference in , and this is where the Tories fall down on the facts , because Councillor does n't really understand what Euro Cities is about . |
| 4 | The Euro Cities Conference in , and this is where the Tories fall down on the facts , because Councillor does n't really understand what Euro Cities is about . |
| 5 | Kylie said she got on better with men than women , but put that down to the fact that the three guys in question were the ones she most closely worked with on the series . |
| 6 | Woosnam put his revival down to the fact that he ‘ really loves this place , the atmosphere , the lot . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's just down to the fact that they make extremely good records . |
| 8 | But eventually the arguments all boil down to the fact that it is more economic to harvest the rainforest sustainably than clear-fell it in the idiotic way we have been doing until now , and that this is of immense benefit to us , the human species , because of the maintenance of that genetic diversity which will cure all sorts of dreadful diseases in the future . |
| 9 | She was very depressed , until they moved house , which gave her something to concentrate on , so she could settle down to the fact that she had retired . |
| 10 | I had absolutely no idea and put Malc 's brief disappearances and inexplicable whispered phone calls down to the fact that he was being unfaithful to his mistress . |
| 11 | PERHAPS THE SHAMEN 'S SUCCESS is down to the fact that , even more than in their indie dance days , they are a bundle of productive contradictions . |
| 12 | All down to the fact that American independent films — particularly something like Reservoir Dogs , which comes complete with established names and a huge critical buzz — are in demand on the festival circuit . |
| 13 | He had n't known whether to put it down to the fact that she imagined he was being left outside the camaraderie of the brothers or that in some strange way she was laying claim on him . |
| 14 | In other words , the differences between the two may come down to the fact that one is a linguist interested in grammar , while the other is a psychologist interested in the functional relations between language and the immediate context . |
| 15 | Any impression of calm and harmony is down to the fact that everyone close to the band has obviously passed the Krypton Factor -sponsored How To Tolerate Courtney test . |
| 16 | You argue with one another and put it down to the fact that people who are prejudiced are ignorant . |
| 17 | Westborough , Massachusetts-based Proteon Inc puts the need to fire 15% of its workforce — and the consequent $2.7m loss for the quarter to April 3 ( CI No 2,156 ) down to the fact that — in common with most other manufacturers in its area — is now doing little of its own manufacturing but sub-contracts most of it in order to benefit from application of the latest techniques in areas such as surface mounting . |
| 18 | Perhaps the lack of team success comes down to the fact that only three Minor Counties had home ties . |
| 19 | It all boils down to the fact that the problem needs to be simplified . |
| 20 | A great deal of this is down to the fact that the sweet spot is in exactly the same position throughout the set . |
| 21 | Doreen puts her youthful zest down to the fact that she met ‘ the right man at the right time ’ . |
| 22 | Women are twice as likely as men to get skin cancer and experts put that down to the fact that we 're more fond of sunbathing . |
| 23 | The difference boils down to the fact that the Member of Parliament in Britain is expected by all concerned — his leaders , whips and colleagues to owe his primary loyalty to the party . |
| 24 | The change was put down to the fact that , since the act was only brought in in 1986 , it had taken time for its effects to come through . |
| 25 | No , because er I always put it down to the fact that most of our takings were in coin , it was very seldom that you had a pound note , you possibly had a ten pound note in those days but most of it was coinage and the cash when it was married up , was put into steel bound wooden boxes . |
| 26 | Vaguely , she became aware that this man was having an effect on her , and she put it down to the fact that she was unaccustomed to associating with such a devastating member of the opposite sex . |
| 27 | All the increases that he has just quoted — in the number of pupils staying on to the fifth and sixth years and in the number of social workers — are down to the fact that all the regional authorities in Scotland are controlled by the Labour party and they see as their spending priorities the need to create educational opportunities for young people and to provide home helps for old people . |
| 28 | Everything comes down to the fact that each one of us has to look out for ourselves , because nobody else cares a damn . |
| 29 | ‘ And that 's why you go to such lengths to ensure you research your subject even down to the fact of their star sign ? ’ |
| 30 | Alan Wilcox puts it down to the fact that there has always been a hard core of people for whom it becomes their chief social interest . |