Example sentences of "mean [conj] [pron] [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that it is impossible , but practical considerations of gaining access to situations and the confidence of the people involved in any reasonable length of time mean that one will probably study the situation from one side or the other . |
| 2 | Er and therefore erm I think we 'd like to some degree wait and see a bit still because er I think that you know economic circumstances of this particular moment mean that we may just have to consider that further of seeing how things progress really between now and October . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , difficulties with the environmental conditions of the area which we had intended to use mean that we will now have to modify our plans . |
| 4 | Improvements in medical technology mean that we can now keep people alive who , years ago , would have died . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I mean that you could probably spend the rest of your life doing nothing more taxing than the sunbathing you were so clearly enjoying today . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | There 's no point in me doing it I mean if I could just hear Ben going ah ah ah |
| 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 | I mean if you 'd rather get them if you 'd rather save fifty P . |
| 10 | There were no other forecasts , but the 0700 weather at Vigo was all right , which meant that we could possibly divert there , although this presented two problems for use as an alternate : our endurance would not leave safe reserves on arrival , and it was in Spain . |
| 11 | It meant that I could still do what I regard as a worthwhile job . |
| 12 | Sara 's continued presence in the Lime Street cottage meant that he would inevitably return to Stowey , however briefly ; but his departure in the late summer of 1798 was in most senses final . |
| 13 | Its nearness to his original Cork roots meant that he could easily retain his contact with the main body of the community , and it also kept him within fairly comfortable walking distance of the synagogue — an important consideration because of the religious law forbidding riding on the Sabbath or on solemn festivals . |
| 14 | His stress on music 's ‘ social content ’ meant that he could never accept the tendency of positivist music sociology to treat genres , styles and forms as so much freely-existing data . |
| 15 | Not only was he unable to play with his father , put on loud music or bring friends home , he also became aware of an emotional gap which meant that he could never raise the topics of girls or male friends . |
| 16 | The angle of the glacier meant that it could only hover , one ski touching the slope . |
| 17 | This does not however mean that one can clearly distinguish a concept of ‘ rule of law ’ in the legal system from ‘ rule of law ’ as part of the ideological system . |
| 18 | Even if one has a stimulus of physiologically realistic intensity , that does n't necessarily mean that one can readily interpret the effects of stimulation , because there are still two problems . |
| 19 | Maybe the quantum principle would mean that one could also avoid the histories having a beginning in time , a point of creation , at the big bang . |
| 20 | THIS month 's all-powerful astrological events occur in rather covert zones of your solar chart which could mean that what will eventually prove hugely important to your personal and professional standing escapes without notice at the time . |
| 21 | Does this mean that we shall always have alcoholism in our society ? |
| 22 | Does this mean that we should instead see 1715 — or perhaps 1725 — as the key divide ? |
| 23 | I mean , many , many wards , but that does n't mean that we should therefore ignore a ward because it 's got an area that is not deprived , you 've got the , I think that by choosing East and St Clements as areas , that they seem then quite sensible areas to start with , nice central , fairly central location . |
| 24 | Being assertive does not mean that we will never get angry . |
| 25 | But this does not mean that we can simply extrapolate from current trends in the use of services to estimate future demands and costs . |
| 26 | Telling someone about the decision to take the test will mean that they will probably ask about the result . |
| 27 | Even when children encounter facts in books or are told the ‘ correct ’ explanation , it does not mean that they will necessarily believe them . |
| 28 | Even if she is sympathetic , it does n't mean that she will automatically want to start a serious relationship with you just because she is gay . |
| 29 | Your care will mean that you 'll probably know if anything untoward is happening and you 'll be able to deal with any problems early on . |
| 30 | This does not mean that you should promptly forget the whole idea of noting items which come into this category ; but that , as this is such a very personal decision area , only you can really make the assessments . |