Example sentences of "can [not/n't] mean " in BNC.

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1 But that can not mean that the process of change has ended .
2 Obviously , equity in the distribution of money can not mean equal shares for all .
3 ‘ You can not mean he wants to die ? ’
4 As do — but surely I can not mean it ! — lugworms .
5 But from his identifying a person 's body as it appears to that person with that person 's ‘ introspected self ’ , it would seem that Mace can not mean what is ordinarily meant by the former phrase .
6 At times she heard a voice clearly , She can not mean it .
7 Academic freedom , whether for teachers or students , can not mean academic licence ; the role of the academic , in whatever capacity , is a demanding one , with its own obligations .
8 The suggested gloss for come would in fact be roughly correct for Spanish venir or Japanese kuru , but it will not handle English usages like : ( 83 ) I 'm coming since this can not mean " the speaker is moving towards the location of the speaker " , but rather means " the speaker is moving towards the location of the addressee at CT " .
9 The jury must be satisfied that a significant proportion of the likely readership would be guided along the path of corruption : " Clearly s2 can not mean all persons ; nor can it mean any one person , for there are individuals who may be corrupted by almost anything .
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