Example sentences of "[adv] mean [prep] [be] rude " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | I do n't mean to be rude , but how on earth are you going to find another job the way unemployment is now ? |
| 2 | I 'm sorry , dear boy , I do n't mean to be rude . |
| 3 | ‘ He did n't mean to be rude . |
| 4 | I 'm sorry , I do n't mean to be rude . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ He does n't mean to be rude , ’ explained Betty . |
| 6 | ‘ I was n't meaning to be rude when I said you had n't changed . ’ |