Example sentences of "it [vb mod] mean [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should mean security and peace of mind too . |
| 2 | ‘ It must mean electricity . |
| 3 | If it 's seaweed it must mean rain |
| 4 | " If you are here though , it must mean trouble . " |
| 5 | It had n't been much of a job after all ; he had thought at first from the sound of it that it might mean travel , but it did n't . |
| 6 | so that 's good , because it might mean money , it means of having |
| 7 | But as far as a solid line is concerned do n't do it , because i it immediately if you if you o do transgress it 'll mean penalty points if you 're seen doing it , regardless of the consequences of it . |
| 8 | He says it could mean treatment is of an inferior quality in hospitals outside the county . |
| 9 | It could mean legislation to prevent discrimination , dismissal , and also help with housing in the event of illness . |
| 10 | THE unholy tangle that is the Second Division promotion and relegation saga will be resolved today and it could mean heartbreak for three of football 's biggest names . |
| 11 | ‘ It could mean negotiations , but it could mean closure . ’ |
| 12 | If he does it , Edward , it could mean collapse . |
| 13 | It was not his place to serve anyone but the Captain and if he ever found out it would mean punishment . |
| 14 | it would mean devastation . |
| 15 | It would mean pricing and paying for air and other environmental resources . |
| 16 | It will mean change for the better . |
| 17 | For companies whose shares no longer have two market-makers , it will mean relegation to the ‘ Delta notice board ’ — the Stock Exchange 's equivalent of the newsagent 's window — which lists shares waiting to be bought or sold . |
| 18 | ‘ For the hundreds of thousands of Scottish families living in poverty it will mean fuel bills they can not afford , or the prospect of disconnection . |
| 19 | It will mean trade union members refused work by anti-union firms or blacklisted by groups such as the Economic League on grounds of union membership , will be able to get industrial tribunals to direct employers to hire them — or pay compensation of up to £8,900 . |
| 20 | For the staff it will mean job losses as lines are cut and worse conditions as more and more work goes out to contract . |
| 21 | It will mean action to help families , fair taxation , incentives for enterprise and support for essential community services . |
| 22 | It will mean traffic will have to slow down much earlier to keep within the 30mph limit in the town . |
| 23 | It can mean management buy-outs , with staff becoming proprietors , helped by bank loans . |
| 24 | It can mean employee share-ownership schemes , especially if companies are small enough for workers to feel they can make a difference . |
| 25 | For the owner , it can mean heartbreak at the loss of a family pet . |
| 26 | Infection too can involve discomfort and absence from work ; and it can mean isolation . |