Example sentences of "mean they [verb] " in BNC.

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1 You mean they 've found him ? ’
2 The big step is then getting the rest of the Council to take it on board , that 's the big step , you know , leisure , the neighbourhood office 's , I mean the neighbourhood office 's are quite good , I mean they 've got a , they 've got a budget , a development budget , and like in Katherines and Sumners I know that a large proportion of the development budget there went on projects for young people , you know , so there are using there money .
3 Yeah er the , the French erm have a very large nuclear programme er for , for a good erm logical gallic reasons , I mean they 've got no oil , they 've got no gas , they 've got no coal , so they decided , oh years and years ago in the nineteen fifties , to have a very large nuclear programme .
4 But it did seem somewhat of a loophole actually but they ac are actually now re-examining that one , er and I think erm I mean they 've since said that it does affect you know it it would be counted as work .
5 ‘ What … you mean they 've turned up again ?
6 I mean they 've been doing that for half a century or more , only now it 's getting more and they ca n't .
7 You know I mean they 've got the turn around the spores on the back .
8 please understand me , but no thousands of Pounds is er taxable , see what I mean they 've never , I should never applied and they had to send about oh above twenty returns , yearly return .
9 Well I mean I ca n't say enough for the people in the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary , I mean they 've got a great burns unit there and I mean er er I think the plastic surgeons and what knot are about they must be some of the best in the world .
10 Well I mean they 've never really spoken about it one way or another , encouraged me or discouraged me , which I think I 'm grateful for .
11 I was about the last one with a tanker er before er strike I mean they 've been there afterwards but er and er a certain tank was empty .
12 ‘ You mean they 've identified the species of tree — some evolutionary left-over from pre-history which they are propagating ? ’
13 I mean they 've been on strike now for six months .
14 Chairman , I , I , I 'm really confused now , I mean they 've , they 've got me , they 've got me talking about semantics here which is ridiculous .
15 Very good , very , very good , no I think as I say the only thing I said to Mr I told him that I 'm very upset because I 've always been treated ever so fair by him I mean they 've really been good to us , you ca n't say they 're not , I mean no other Council I do n't think is as good as Harlow Council , well I say that because I know by my friends who live away they 're not er , they do n't get half the benefits that they get here , I mean we are looked after are n't we ?
16 I mean they 've already made the mistake once of trying to lay down the law too heavily erm th this might seem , this seems to , to accommodate most I mean how erm if you 've got a cadre in a village I mean how supportive is he and how how is he going to implement er radical change ?
17 I mean they 've been a rabble all afternoon anyway , have n't they ?
18 I mean they 've gone out the window .
19 Yeah well it probably will be cos but it I mean they 've never had to go to that extension have they ?
20 But I just thought , you know , it 'd be nice to give it because they have been , I mean they 've been really helpful and
21 Cos I mean they 've got signs up round and Calverton
22 It might be for Wisbech one , they 've gone to , cos erm , I mean they 've got two at Lynn , so it must be Wisbech
23 That 's right yeah but I mean they 've got some really , sort of you know , like those things , what have you said tonight that you like , those that jar of stuff , was it something in rum pineapple ?
24 I mean they 've got those tr , phone trolleys .
25 I mean they 've got the facilities purposely built
26 Yeah , well I 've still got the other two but I do n't know whether Brian and Pauline are going to want them back , I mean they 've just , I 've had them back for a craft fair .
27 You know , I mean they 've still got a couple of books each and I 've bought three
28 That 's what annoys me with erm these big company 's you know , opening on Sunday 's really , because er , you can only get the money , I mean they 've only got a certain amount
29 Yes , I mean they 've got , they 've probably got less than nothing have n't they ?
30 they 've all got different , they 've all been taught different ways of doing things and , and really in a , when you thing of the old boys they 're all erm , date , I mean they 've got the modern equipment , but , they do n't use it much .
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