Example sentences of "which mean they [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least under that system hundreds of young actors and actresses found regular employment under contract which meant they were paid whether they worked or not , whereas in 1990 the figures from the guild showed that at any one time as many as eighty-five per cent of its Los Angeles membership were not working . |
| 2 | They all supported an increased budget , which meant they were the ONLY county capped by the Government for spending too much . |
| 3 | Hubble found that the starlight of distant galaxies was ‘ Doppler shifted ’ along the spectrum so that they appear red , which means they are receding . |
| 4 | These wax-filled heated rollers have soft rubber surface which means they are gentle and kind to hair . |
| 5 | The Soho girls squeal , which means they are older than ten . |
| 6 | Suppose : That through good collecting your average accounts receivable are reduced to £ 150,000 , which means they are outstanding for an average of 45 days . |
| 7 | The reason for this is that Goblins , with their leadership of only 5 , are very fragile , which means they are virtually certain to fail any break or psychology test they have to take . |
| 8 | This applies particularly when the bricks come from Ryarsh 's three complementary ranges — Sandlime , Flintlime , and the Village range , which are generally manufactured to Class 3 strength , which means they are load-bearing . |
| 9 | Many bedding plants such as impatiens ( busy lizzies ) , petunias , and begonias are F1 hybrids , which means they are unlikely to produce offspring like the parent ( usually they are inferior ) . |
| 10 | Computers , by comparison , respond to signals that are in binary form , which means they are transmitted at two levels only . |
| 11 | Traditional telecommunication links suffer from a restricted band width which means they are like very narrow pipes capable of carrying only limited supplies of water , even pumped at the highest possible pressures . |
| 12 | Most systems of this type are ‘ open ’ , which means they 're topped up with water as necessary from a small tank in the loft , which also accepts any overflow ; it 's called the feed-and-expansion tank . |
| 13 | Which means they 're 30% brighter and better directed so as not to blind oncoming drivers , while minimising back glare in fog . |
| 14 | ‘ The main difference between cricket and rugby now is that they 're both more competitive , which means they 're taken too seriously . |
| 15 | And what they do , I 'm going to try and show you on this doll in a minute , the hips are abducted which means they 're brought right up against the chest and then they 're pulled round and they 're rotated in the socket and you feel and listen for a click |