Example sentences of "meant what [pers pn] said " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is stretching cynicism too far to doubt that these men meant what they said , even though other less obviously praiseworthy intentions crept in . |
| 2 | In some cases , they meant what they said ; by 1986 , some foreigners had been evacuated from Lebanon four times in 12 years . |
| 3 | Fifth , last night was the most important night of my life so far , and I 'd very much like to know if you meant what you said to me when we were making love , Virginia . |
| 4 | ‘ After all , I meant what I said . |
| 5 | And I meant what I said about Davout . |
| 6 | ‘ I meant what I said . |
| 7 | I meant what I said last night . |
| 8 | ‘ I meant what I said , Mickey … get them that done in Antney . ’ |
| 9 | And I meant what I said the other night . |
| 10 | I meant what I said earlier . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ And I meant what I said . |
| 12 | ‘ I meant what I said . |
| 13 | I 'm warning you , babikins , I meant what I said , you know . ’ |
| 14 | He still listened , but now I do n't think he was hearing me , not believing that I meant what I said . |
| 15 | ’ I meant what I said . |
| 16 | And I meant what I said about you at the start of this . |
| 17 | ‘ I meant what I said , and you ca n't change my mind by caveman tactics . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I meant what I said about contacts . |
| 19 | I just hope that you issued him with that warning because I meant what I said — I 'll ruin him if he hurts her again . ’ |
| 20 | I meant what I said , Aurora — I 'm going to be your shadow . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I meant what I said on the plane , ’ she reminded him stiffly , even though she knew it was a wasted effort . |
| 22 | But I meant what I said ; providing she stops attacking you , she 'll always be welcome with us , ’ Travis reiterated his promise . |
| 23 | ‘ I meant what I said , Shelley — I do understand , you know , why you must go . ’ |
| 24 | I said I would n't be calling again and I meant what I said . ’ |
| 25 | She recognised that he meant what he said . |
| 26 | My dad 's Cypriot and I think he meant what he said . |
| 27 | Unfortunately for the government , it became clear that Mosley meant what he said about the scandal of mass unemployment and the greater scandal of Labour 's failure to do anything about it . |
| 28 | He said what he meant and he meant what he said , |
| 29 | He had no doubt at all that Scott meant what he said . |
| 30 | Yet , when I saw him on this occasion , he seemed more than usually calm and quiet , which , given that the most painful of interrupters might arrive at any hour , showed that when , in the very essay I was delivering to him , he had talked about the necessity for the ‘ discipline and training of the emotions ’ , he meant what he said and practised it . |