Example sentences of "[conj] it means that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to submit that it means that we do not go to the world with a watertight message which demands ‘ take it or leave it ’ . |
| 2 | that it means that we 've got , there 's going to be er , a certain amount of extra staff though required , that 's what 's in in the report . |
| 3 | This , in one way , is good news for us in that it means that there will be less and less arkies needed . |
| 4 | And to have a choice like that it means that anybody who comes in here is not in competition with everybody else . |
| 5 | And it means that we could make changes if we needed to . |
| 6 | That , more than anything , was what he wanted and it means that we will be able to continue with the action , with Mrs McTear taking over , ’ he said . |
| 7 | yes , now do n't say do n't , yeah that 's right just do n't forget that we are , actually still going up and it means that we 're , erm , but we 're out of it , but we 're coming out slowly , we 're technically out , if you put technically you 'll get a pass |
| 8 | No , it 's not the case , they are X-ray images that we are looking at and it means that we can have er real time conversation with the doctors at the other end to advise whether the patient should be transferred to us or stay within the , in the hospital where they are , er whatever 's best at the time . |
| 9 | With almost half the present team threatening to retire at the end of the season — and who can blame them if it means that they go out on a high note — this was excellent news . |
| 10 | Erm , rather than , so people may , may make rational decisions and this is what Harrison were taking about is that , erm , it still may be rational to move , even though there 's very high unemployment , alright , simply because people may accept a period of erm , of unemployment if it means that they , in the long run , obtain a , a relatively high paid job . |
| 11 | We are urgently searching for a set — I 've been informed that some surviving sets are twisted — and if it means that we have to look abroad for a new set in Poland than so be it ! |
| 12 | And of course you shall live the life which you have decided on — as Mama and I have lived ours — even if it means that we lose you . ’ |
| 13 | That would help to show the universal determination of all parties in the House to achieve an answer that will provide a proper future for British agriculture and enable me at least to be able to tell my companions in the negotiations that there are things that matter so much to us that we will sit there until we achieve them , even if it means that we will sit there for many more months to come . |
| 14 | The , another point is that that having raised the hopes of the housing associations the council is now actually trying to close a door that that we ourselves opened and this is tantamount to paying lip service to the health and the housing associations , yes , we 'll support you but not if it means that we have to sell you our houses . |
| 15 | If it means that it has to go on the other side of the road , could we please have that . |
| 16 | The basic situation which I contemplate is a patient in hospital refusing all but nursing attendance , or the patient at home refusing all care , even if it means that he will be left alone . |
| 17 | Chris disapproves strongly of artificial methods of rearing , even if it means that he may only get one or two fry from a brood . |
| 18 | If it 's gon na plague him and give him trouble let's get it sorted out this year , even if it means that he has a little bit of temporary deafness for a little while , you know ? |
| 19 | You can then pay bills immediately , using a separate chequebook , even if it means that you slip into the red . |
| 20 | So avoid taking a vacation soon after you have acquired a puppy , especially if it means that you will need to place it in kennels . |
| 21 | Promotion may be unattractive if it means that you cease to use the skills you have and have to learn a new set , such as administration , or political manoeuvring . |
| 22 | Taking preservatives out is easy , but it means that everyone in food handling — producers , distributors , retailers , caterers and consumers — has to pay even more attention to food hygiene . |
| 23 | So I said erm if we say increase to five pounds now , they do n't have to , but it means that they 'll probably have a significant unit holding , you know , to compensate them . |
| 24 | But if you can , if you can understand the difference between simple time and the compound time and er try not to muddle the fact that six eight does not mean that there are six quaver beats in a bar , but it means that there are two dotted beats , and two dotted crotchet beats in a bar and try and get that into your head as soon as you can you 're gon na find it a lot easier . |
| 25 | But it means that she , she has a , a week 's holiday and I think she 's back for about three weeks and then breaks up again at school |
| 26 | This is probably a good idea , but it means that you may never know if the food you avoided was indeed the guilty party , because the child is likely to have outgrown the sensitivity by the time the food is eaten again . |
| 27 | This is unavoidable , but it means that you may get the impression that they are also used one at a time . |
| 28 | They 're not actually prepared to go in to diagnosing dementia which I think is very wise of them but it means that you could then get into a very interesting discussion about whether we 're talking about people with dementia or about people who are simply confused . |
| 29 | It does n't necessarily mean you 're gon na get it but it means that you 're being true to yourself because you 're putting your point across . |
| 30 | Its cause is uncertain — it is also found even if we do not eat then — but it means that it is often possible to catch up on lost sleep by taking a nap at this time . |