Example sentences of "do [not/n't] mean that you [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 Now it did n't mean that you build his war machine , but the Kuwaiti people being so close , or actually bordering , we helped the economy of Baghdad , we helped the economy of the Iraq , and we contributed thirteen billion dollars , just the government alone , to their economy and the people of Kuwait also helped with their own private donation to help the schools , the hospitals , the food , whatever they needed , and the country of Kuwait was erm trying to be , as my friend said , as neutral as possible because there is Irani interest in Kuwait , very great through trade , through Iranis who work in Kuwait , so we had a very difficult position with respect to keeping both parties erm sort of in sight , not lose sight of them from our humanistic point of view , but it was erm difficult to avoid being on the side of the Iraqui , mainly because they 're neighbours and they 're Arabs , and you 're part of the league of Arab states , so you ca n't draw the line and say the government was pro or against , but that was the atmosphere which we were leaving .
2 I do n't mean that you have to imagine him as your lover or prospective lover ; this story does not require such strict identification , and I do n't see that any story does .
3 She 's saying it 's important to stand firm , not give in to terrorists , and the rest , but she 's said , ‘ That does not mean that you do n't negotiate …
4 This does not mean that you have to pay a whole team of specialists anything up to £600 a day each .
5 You will be expected to become more involved in teaching within your own clinical setting but this does not mean that you have to prepare lectures or notes in advance .
6 Appreciating and considering others does not mean that you neglect to do these things for yourself .
7 It does n't mean that you 've got to take all your clothes off , not at all !
8 in this private in this country does n't mean that you 've got to pay for it , it does mean that you 've got to pay for yourself , but its not like obligatory , so you might as well get the money you can , if you that , at that , at that standard are n't , had n't you really ? , if you can get that money , you 'd be thick not to go for it
9 It does n't mean that you do n't look for efficiencies but it does mean that we need to recognise that we are putting a burden on our staff which I think we will be callous and stupid to disregard .
10 Now you 're one of a pair , it does n't mean that you have to do everything together , but the chances are that you will want to spend a lot of your spare time with each other .
11 Even if you do cheat and eat something you should n't , it does n't mean that you have failed on the Inch Loss Plan .
12 ‘ She told me , ‘ Just because you 're sleeping with Jean , does n't mean that you have to use her in Vogue . ’ ’
13 Belonging to Michel 's family does n't mean that you have to know where he is .
14 Just because you have n't got a garden , it does n't mean that you have to miss out on growing your own plants .
15 ‘ Just because the whole of Venice is in a headlong flight from reality , it does n't mean that you have to act stupidly .
16 However , joining does n't mean that you have to be doing research , registration is open to those who are ‘ just interested ’ or ‘ thinking about it ’ .
17 This does n't mean that you have to spend a fortune on tools , but beware of cheap spanners and screwdrivers which may not be strong enough for the job or of cheap hammers which may lose their heads .
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