Example sentences of "[pron] mean by [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is what I mean by saying that reforms within the system of utilisation will not change the system in any fundamental way . |
| 2 | Each has the same environment as do the atoms or molecules in a crystal ( that is what I meant by saying that this sort of structure represents simple ordering ) , and each is attached to its neighbours in exactly the same way . |
| 3 | And that illustrates what I meant by saying that you need quite complex systems . |
| 4 | ‘ What did you mean by saying that my mother was eccentric ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ What did you mean by saying that you were psychic ? ’ |
| 6 | But if the literary text says , ‘ The door was open ’ I can not ask the text what it means by saying that the door was open , I can only speculate about the significance of that door — opened by what agency , leading to what discovery , mystery , goal ? |
| 7 | I do not know whether he wishes to reconsider what on earth he means by saying that it is a flimsy excuse : either it is part of the law , or it is not . |