Example sentences of "[noun sg] meant it [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A mistake in measurements taken in Dr Barnes 's home meant it was too wide to install . |
| 2 | The extraordinarily complicated sweetness of pineapple meant it was quickly distributed to other parts of the world ; it was apparently cultivated in the West Indies before Columbus arrived there . |
| 3 | Garuda 's golden colour meant it was also regarded as a sun-symbol . |
| 4 | TRAINS were stuck at a new bridge after a planning blunder meant it was too low for them to get under . |
| 5 | ‘ The fact that we had to chase the game meant it was tailor-made for Spartak . |
| 6 | She said : ‘ The fact that American Airlines started a new route in the middle of the economic recession meant it was slow to take off . |
| 7 | At Challow in Oxfordshire , deep floodwater meant it was strictly snails pace only for motorist . |