Example sentences of "mean [conj] [pron] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean once you can eat and drink . |
| 2 | Good windsurfing boots or shoes have soft rubber soles so your grip will be far better , and the materials used in them mean that they can withstand use in water much better than running shoes . |
| 3 | Critics also argue that , because statements made under the lobby rules mean that they can not be directly attributed to Mr Ingham , his colleagues or Government Ministers , they are less credible than if they had been made on the record . |
| 4 | Competition and special deals mean that they can depend no longer on customer loyalty . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , the inherent limitations of such evidence mean that we can not absolutely exclude a small risk . ’ |
| 6 | Does this increase in variation mean that we can speak of a specifically ‘ local ’ politics , and if so is this based around local issues and is it generated through local processes ? |
| 7 | Time and financial constraints , as well as a recent rapid increase in student numbers ( 90 in 1991 , 125 in 1992 ) , mean that we can not make this as wide-ranging as we would like . |
| 8 | Improvements in medical technology mean that we can now keep people alive who , years ago , would have died . ’ |
| 9 | Maybe we ought to hope that more people will be angry in ways that actually mean that we can change things . |
| 10 | When I say that I can see , I mean that I can identify the three-dimensional shapes of objects , and their relative positions : thus , I can see that there is a chair standing in front of a table with a pile of books on it . |
| 11 | The high surface temperatures also mean that there can be no accessible repositories of water in which the water exists as H 2 O whether as a separate phase or in some molecular combination . |
| 12 | I mean that you can not say that carp are generally nocturnal feeders , or morning feeders , or whatever . |
| 13 | There is an incredible amount of power here and the switching/coil-tap options combined with the mid-range boost mean that you can happily sit for hours and still find new sounds . |
| 14 | In contrast , the D-32 's tighter , more introverted qualities mean that you can thrash away at it with complete abandon and still get a smooth , rich , controlled and , it has to be said , very Martin-esque result . |
| 15 | ‘ You mean that you can believe or not believe , that there 's a positive and negative side to everything , that it depends on how you look at it , that you can honour and accept or despise and reject . |
| 16 | They save energy , prolong the life of the bulbs and mean that you can control the intensity of your light at will . |
| 17 | These features make index cards easy to organise , and well-organised notes mean that you can find information more easily . |
| 18 | Chicken , beef , lamb , vegetable and fish stock cubes mean that you can store them in the cupboard for use when you feel like making a pan of soup for the family . |
| 19 | My own conclusions , which in this case are probably completely worthless , are that this ticking represents a period of grace — I mean that it can not explode — as long as the ticking lasts and that it 's not designed to explode when the ticking stops but is then activated and ready to explode when triggered by passing engines . |
| 20 | The complex , changing , and often unconscious nature of discourses , the analysis 's own discursive positioning , and the differences within it , mean that it can not reach a complete understanding of psychology 's discursive subjects . |
| 21 | This should not be too much of a problem , but sometimes delays mean that it can be months before the feedback arrives . |
| 22 | I mean if one can use a slightly awkward word like ‘ policing ’ , and I think there is a sense that none of us want to be acting as substitute parents and , you know , policing student behaviour in a way that suggests that they 're not yet fully mature . |
| 23 | And if we can afford to send him to Bishop Challener or wherever then I mean if we ca n't , thing is at Bishop Challener we wanted to ge- reserve a place now and just pay fifty pounds . |
| 24 | I I think we can sort out more about the st stall I mean if we can sell things |
| 25 | If , I mean if we can only , if we can only invite the , the people that are he I mean the , they allow us release for this type of meeting mind you . |
| 26 | Yes , yes , well I mean , that 's , that 's , if , I mean if we can get him one for his birthday that , get the problem of our shoulders sort of thing , that 's his then , then he , he has to take his . |
| 27 | otherwise we leave it for an evening just have general , I mean if we can she wants us to do the whole twenty , she said she 'd be delighted , there was Yorkshire Television on her car keys |
| 28 | I mean if they can be put in a room or |
| 29 | You know I mean if he ca n't even remember |
| 30 | I mean if I can buy a bloody bargain I 'll buy it . |