Example sentences of "[vb base] what [pron] mean " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why do people not just speak directly and say what they mean ? |
| 2 | There they are , not a stitch on them , they say what they mean , do what they want , eat when they 're hungry , make love as if it 's the most natural thing in the world * , and lie down to die when they reach the end of their lives . |
| 3 | People very rarely say what they mean but you 're the exception and it 's important to remember that . |
| 4 | ‘ why ca n't people say what they mean ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Say what you mean ! ’ |
| 6 | Say what you mean , in God 's name . |
| 7 | ‘ For God 's sake say what you mean , ’ she snapped . |
| 8 | ‘ You say what you mean in plain English . ’ |
| 9 | Say what you mean . |
| 10 | The aim of this chapter is to question the subject matter that they so confidently explored , for it is by no means clear what we mean when we raise the prospect of ‘ a history of sexuality ’ . |
| 11 | Get what I mean ? ’ |
| 12 | if you get what I mean . |
| 13 | If you get what I mean . |
| 14 | So he is a year on , behind you Rebecca , you get what I mean . |
| 15 | We all exclaim ‘ how very French ’ , ‘ how marvellously Irish ’ or ‘ how ridiculously English ’ , and we know what we mean . |
| 16 | Frank Bruno ( left ) makes an honest woman of Laura — know what we mean ? |
| 17 | I know what they mean , but I disagree . |
| 18 | But just when you think you know what they mean , they stop meaning anything at all — workflow systems and groupware have arrived |
| 19 | I know what they mean — I 've lived three quarters of my life in council estates , that 's where I feel at home . |
| 20 | The cries of babies : we all know what they mean , in any language . |
| 21 | They say a week in politics is a long time and I now know what they mean . |
| 22 | But I think we all know what they mean . |
| 23 | On the whole , people use language in a , in a rather sloppy form , it 's ambiguous , they , they know what they mean , other people know what they mean but they put in all sorts of inferences by the way in which it 's phrased or erm the way in which the words string together or past experience of the person . |
| 24 | On the whole , people use language in a , in a rather sloppy form , it 's ambiguous , they , they know what they mean , other people know what they mean but they put in all sorts of inferences by the way in which it 's phrased or erm the way in which the words string together or past experience of the person . |
| 25 | Well alright we know what they mean . |
| 26 | You know what they mean and that 's all that matters . |
| 27 | ‘ Aye , I know what ye mean , Father , ’ Bull O'Malley said . |
| 28 | Know what I mean , I 'm just being honest with ye . |
| 29 | Uniformed security guard said : ‘ Only guide dogs , you know what I mean . |
| 30 | Doctors say she may survive : ‘ We were very surprised at the strength of her body , after all the … well you know what I mean , ’ said one . |