Example sentences of "i mean they [vb mod] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | erm now what then is the position what is the nature of the criticism or the claims being made by the group of palaeontologists whom I 'm going to refer to , for reasons that will become apparent , as the punctuations — because I mean they would call themselves punctuations . |
2 | I mean they 'll do nothing about sex , they 'll just do all about morals , wo n't they , and decent , respectable people I 'd say and biology 's just cold and clinical . |
3 | Well they 're some of the best in the land , greyhound punters , I mean they 'll come they like their greyhound racing , real erm diehard people and erm they 'll come in any weather , I mean , the other Thursday when we really had a load of snow down , I mean no-one would come , you would n't even get off your couch for that , but erm we still had three hundred people attend which was erm even though as I say , we lost money on the erm meeting . |
4 | Where yo where you are I mean they 'll have nothing . |
5 | So they have they have in fact embarked on a course which now lets these newspapers really deliver them up on a plate I mean they can fry them , they can bake them , they can grill them , they can roast them because they 've put themselves in a position where they now deserve the criticism and the level of imagery which they 're getting . |
6 | I mean they can afford it between them . |
7 | Well we cou , we could write to both if necessary I mean they 'd want them to know that we , that our prisoner 's been released and that we can have another one . |
8 | I mean they must find they must find it expensive because I mean if they 're keeping that house on they have to have somebody going in to look at it , wo n't they ? |
9 | Then you know I mean they must have what was going on oh aye they just completely ignore it . |
10 | She was out in the front seeing as one of her umpteen people , I mean they must pack them in ! |
11 | I mean they could give you a decent stand to put it in cos I hate those ones at Sainsbury 's . |