Example sentences of "mean [conj] i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I mean that I should have died that afternoon , but the matchless Son of God took my place , God visited all his wrath , judgement and curses upon Jesus and therefore I can go scot-free . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I mean if I could write something as good as that , I would feel really proud . |
| 4 | There 's no point in me doing it I mean if I could just hear Ben going ah ah ah |
| 5 | I mean if I could make a general point . |
| 6 | I mean if I can buy a bloody bargain I 'll buy it . |
| 7 | Well , it 's , it 's simple that if I got up at half past six , and took him up a cup of tea at quarter too seven , and when he was around at seven o'clock , I was grilling bacon and I was frying eggs , and I hope , I do n't know whether perhaps it 's my cold , but , I , I just used to feel terribly unwell after he 'd gone , for about two hours and my legs were so wobbly , I was sitting down on the sofa , I may go back yet to cooking him breakfast if I feel like it , but , the , I mean if I can say to these chaps that , there are times when I do n't feel like doing things , well , I reckon Dave that they are so glad to be in that house with the central heating , with the twenty four hour er , er a day water , and the comfort , there not going to argue . |
| 8 | So I 'll see you back at the church I mean if I can just park down by Devon Square I will , but otherwise I 'll park |
| 9 | But I mean if I can get her to start somehow and I think it 's got ta be this one . |
| 10 | I mean if I 'd have if I 'd have , if I had come to the last one |
| 11 | I know where you mean but I ca n't |
| 12 | I mean whether I 'll ever work offshore again 's another thing , but I would like to try going offshore I mean then again I mean I reckon I could work offshore no problem at all , but whether I could sleep on the platform is a completely different matter . |
| 13 | it 's like , I mean , I mean when I used to work in a hospital you were n't allowed to have hair down and hole in the tights , they 're a load of toffee cows |