Example sentences of "[vb past] he do not mean " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew he did not mean it . |
| 2 | She knew he did not mean with their night 's work . |
| 3 | He said the last word lightly , and they both knew he did n't mean it . |
| 4 | Superficial contentment was stripped away , exposing the raw resentment beneath , because she knew he did n't mean it seriously . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , if you must know , I thought he did n't mean magic . |
| 6 | Conroy , unemployed , of Peckham , south London , said he did not mean to shoot anyone , claiming his finger had jammed on the trigger . |
| 7 | He said he did n't mean to worry her but her mother did look as if she needed to see a doctor . |