Example sentences of "[conj] mean [indef pn] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first thing you 've go to do is you 've got to provide services that mean something to everyone at work . |
| 2 | The Labour party has learnt nothing about the deep-seated wish of the British people for local government structures that reflect what they feel about their local communities , and units of government that mean something to them and are not imposed on them . |
| 3 | Constance frequently reiterated that she would never buy anything that had belonged to somebody else , that meant something to them , that had been warm against their skin or over the fireplace : only brand-new articles , the stuff of commerce in transit between factory and store , the owners of which already had more money than was good for them and were themselves no better than they should be . |
| 4 | Because our conscious memories are selective , because we remember stories that meant something to us , that spoke to us , your answer will reveal to you a great deal about the way you used stories when you were a child . |
| 5 | Kevin and his brother were putting back the whiskeys and talking about things that meant nothing to her . |
| 6 | Others were obscure , yet-to-come images that meant nothing to her . |
| 7 | And that meant everything to him … |
| 8 | ‘ It 's the only oracle I 've ever read that meant anything to me . ’ |
| 9 | And there 's people , like famous people of the telly just sitting and talking erm , and saying prayers every night , and walking around a typical area that means something to them . |
| 10 | In retrospect she says the most important thing is for parents to build in some kind of motivation or prospect that means something to their offspring . |
| 11 | This collection of 40 , hour-long videos covers every year from 1930 to 1969 — just choose a year that means something to your loved one and let them sit back and capture the atmosphere with news , special events and TV clips of the time . |
| 12 | Any any way that means something to you that 's a good way . |
| 13 | She takes away everything that means anything to him — his jewels , his ducats , the family religion and herself . |
| 14 | Several of my scan pictures are backlit against a screen , but mean nothing to my layman 's eye . |