Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] she meant " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jehan stared about , pretending he did not know who she meant . |
| 2 | Oh , she did n't know what she meant , she must be going mad , it seemed impossible to think about anything in a straightforward way . |
| 3 | I did n't know what she meant at first . |
| 4 | a poor audience with her twisted knee socks , did not know what she meant . |
| 5 | It was n't , but he would know what she meant . |
| 6 | Do you know what she meant by ‘ Sinistra non dextra ’ ? ’ |
| 7 | He would n't know what she meant . |
| 8 | I laughed then but now I can see what she meant . |
| 9 | ‘ I think you should just bury it , ’ said Betty , and Lydia did see what she meant , for human death was attended with such ritual and dispatch that for an instant it seemed cruelly perverse to deny something similar to this helpless creature . |
| 10 | I did n't understand what she meant by this but she smiled and asked if I would like to go to the ‘ flicks ’ the following Saturday . |
| 11 | He had heard her but he did n't understand what she meant . |
| 12 | I did n't understand what she meant at the time , I just thought she was mad ! ’ |
| 13 | I did n't understand what she meant about sometimes you owe more to strangers , but I do now . |
| 14 | Guard dogs hurled themselves against the wire and then chased the car the length of the property , barking frantically , while Cinzia told Zen how she had persuaded Gianluigi to buy a place in the country although he could n't see the point , but to her nature was not a luxury but something fundamental , a source of sanity and order , did he understand what she meant ? |
| 15 | ‘ It 's all right , Dr Markham , ’ she replied , then in a sudden flash of inspiration , and hoping that David would realise what she meant , she said , ‘ Jimmy and I were just discussing visiting Len Seager in hospital . |
| 16 | Before she could explain what she meant , Mr Hollins was laughing at her . |
| 17 | ’ She could not explain what she meant . |
| 18 | Before Mungo could ask what she meant , Lily emerged from the back door with two glasses on a tray . |