Example sentences of "it meant that [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It meant that after Allison 's six successive miscarriages , this was a baby they 'd stop at nothing to save . |
| 2 | He says burning was an easy way of getting rid of straw — it meant that after harvest , providing you followed the rules , all you did was put a match to it and in 10 minutes your field was burned . |
| 3 | Because the internal fabric and walls of the flats always remained cold , it meant that when any warm moist air was produced when people breathed or boiled a kettle , the steam condensed on the cold surfaces which was the ideal breeding conditions for the fungus . |
| 4 | The firmness of the French reaction was probably inevitable , given the circumstances , but it was also highly dangerous for it meant that if and when Bismarck sought to provoke France he knew that he had exactly the cause he needed . |
| 5 | At the agreed rate of 10¢ per column inch it meant that if I could provide two 25-inch columns per day , which was relatively easy for me , I could earn about $30 per week which was $6 more than I was getting when I gave up the staff job . |
| 6 | As saccharin is used by in the manufacture of prawn cocktail and similar sweet/savoury flavours , it meant that if this draft legislation should pass into law , from April 1993 , there would be no more prawn cocktail flavour ! |