Example sentences of "mean [Wh det] [pron] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children learn the " hidden " curriculum very quickly — in this case that you do n't mean what you say ! |
| 2 | I do n't mean what I say next either , it 's just I 'm furious with myself , but it comes anyway : ‘ I suppose a fuck would be out of the question ? ’ |
| 3 | The French , despite an exceptionally tough policy , still have interest rates above the German level because they are unable to persuade the markets they mean what they say when they rule out a devaluation . |
| 4 | We will ensure that guarantees mean what they say , and that manufacturers or importers share responsibility with the people who sell their goods . |
| 5 | In the long run , however , the time wasted in nagging exceeds the initial investment in time and effort involved in training children that parents mean what they say . |
| 6 | This is the process of carrying through what is said so that the child learns that parents mean what they say . |
| 7 | Health service employers who mean what they say in their statements about equal opportunities would welcome such a monitoring process . |
| 8 | But it does not deny that they mean what they say , does not suggest that they are talking nonsense . |
| 9 | the difference here is that C&P really mean what they say and are doing everything possible to make the quality improvement process happen . |
| 10 | It should also include issuing a statement of policy regarding ‘ perks ’ , to form part of all present and future contracts of employment , together with an intensified programme of random checks to show that we really mean what we say . |
| 11 | ‘ Show them we mean what we say . |
| 12 | We have not and , I repeat , we will not allow local authorities to spend irresponsibly and profligately — and we mean what we say . |
| 13 | If we really mean what we say we should blacklist those es establishments that refuse to recognize trade unions . |
| 14 | ‘ I mean what I say . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I mean what I say , Archie . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I mean what I say . |
| 17 | But I mean what I say . |
| 18 | ‘ And remember I mean what I say , Robyn — no more stupidity or I might not be responsible for my actions . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I mean what I say . |
| 20 | ‘ Fine — just so long as they understand that I mean what I say . ’ |
| 21 | Show the child you mean what you say by making use of businesslike but courteous commands and instructions . |
| 22 | You 'll never get another chance like it — if you really mean what you say . ’ |
| 23 | These kids have to have a structure , and to know that you mean what you say . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ If you really mean what you say , then the solution is obvious : you and I must simply bury our differences for the time being . |
| 25 | Although truth criteria and the rules of discourse vary across disciplines , members are obliged to speak the truth as they see it , to put it in a form that other members of the discipline will comprehend , and to mean what they say . |
| 26 | ‘ Though the parties to a contract who use the words ‘ penalty ’ or ‘ liquidated damages ’ may prima facie be supposed to mean what they say , yet the expression used is not conclusive . |