Example sentences of "mean [conj] we [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Improvements in medical technology mean that we can now keep people alive who , years ago , would have died . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Does this mean that we shall always have alcoholism in our society ? |
| 6 | Does this mean that we should instead see 1715 — or perhaps 1725 — as the key divide ? |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Being assertive does not mean that we will never get angry . |
| 9 | But this does not mean that we can simply extrapolate from current trends in the use of services to estimate future demands and costs . |
| 10 | The fact that there is something quite new and of a different quality means that we will rapidly discard the old and move into the new , just as colour television sets were substituted for black and white , and created a very high growth rate over a period of years . |
| 11 | This means that we should only add another layer of management if there was a unique extra job which would increase the value of the whole . |
| 12 | This means that we can legitimately ask questions about the functions of cerebral cortex and just as easily study hamsters as humans to get our answers . |
| 13 | When we identify such a structure , then it means that we can successfully explain our observations in terms of concepts that we genuinely understand already . |
| 14 | This means that we can now study ‘ exotic ’ nuclei produced in small numbers in nuclear reactions using particle accelerators . |
| 15 | Poverty and dependence are the result of particular systems of social relationships , which means that we can never understand the actions , choices and motives of actors unless we relate them to the position of the actor in the social structure . |
| 16 | This means that we can still operate as an independent entity with our own , in some cases , unique courses and programmes , but we have the backing of a highly reputable university . |