Example sentences of "which meant [that] it " in BNC.

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1 But it was a universal grant , which meant that it went equally to the millionaire 's widow and to the widow who had very little .
2 The party of the workers fell in behind the policy of foreign bankers , which meant that it fell in behind high unemployment caused by high interest rates .
3 The African colony to which he returned was regarded by the British government as ‘ advanced ’ — in African terms — which meant that it had made a start on the road to self-government ; however , the Colonial Office reckoned that the goal was still distant .
4 This result she attributed to the very short duration of persistence of the icon , which meant that it had faded before the cue could be utilised to sample selectively .
5 and partly because I had to have an operation which meant that it would n't be easy for me to live in the flats any longer .
6 There was silence , no regular chug-chug-chug of the working generator , which meant that it had to have stalled .
7 He put her suitcases down in the driveway and reached into the boot to pass her a carry-case which Belinda recognised as containing a portable monitor , something like an electrically amplified stethoscope , which meant that it was often possible for a pregnant woman to hear her baby 's heartbeat as early as ten weeks into the pregnancy .
8 Franco conducted it on his own terms , however , which meant that it was so gradual as to be barely perceptible at times , and designed to show him in the most favourable light possible .
9 The play was a two-hander , which meant that it was carried from beginning to end by the two stars .
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