Example sentences of "mean [that] i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I mean that I should have died that afternoon , but the matchless Son of God took my place , God visited all his wrath , judgement and curses upon Jesus and therefore I can go scot-free . ’ |
| 2 | When I say that I can see , I mean that I can identify the three-dimensional shapes of objects , and their relative positions : thus , I can see that there is a chair standing in front of a table with a pile of books on it . |
| 3 | I had also agreed to load up out of sight , though within easy walking distance , of villages — it would be as as if I had gone into the villages for supplies , but this way meant that I would n't attract anyone 's attention . |
| 4 | I felt relieved that I had my scar from the fight at the summer party and so looked the same as everybody else — I was afraid of appearing different or clever which meant that I would be noticed by the Corporals and picked on by all the others . |
| 5 | Calling in at Lowestoft I found to my surprise that I was on the promotion list and viewed the prospect with mixed feelings as at the time this meant that I would no longer be eligible to crew on the cutters . |
| 6 | In the match vs scum on New Years Day , Strachan played on the right and White on the left , and I hoped that meant that I would *never* again see Strach on the left side , which is mostly a sad sight . |
| 7 | This meant that I could n't lead my own life at all ; when I complained about this to my husband he laughed it off . |
| 8 | It meant that I could still do what I regard as a worthwhile job . |
| 9 | I have loved rugby union all my life and will continue so to do ; the thrilling Australian rugby league tourists of 1982 and 1986 meant that I could no longer choose to ignore the other code of rugby football . |
| 10 | This also meant that I could scrub against the painting support and even use a wet brush loaded with water to lift out partially dried acrylic colour . |
| 11 | Being unemployed in the TA was a positive advantage as it meant that I could devote all my time to training . |
| 12 | And all this meant that I could n't wait to leave home . |
| 13 | It is typical of my childishness to suppose Pa meant that I should have ice cream — today . |
| 14 | It does n't mean that I ca n't be transmogrified beyond the human to another plane to find the Real Me ! ’ |
| 15 | Anyway , because I 'm engaged it does n't mean that I ca n't appreciate other men 's attractiveness . |
| 16 | I was contemplating going back to Reggane , but if the map was wrong , then that would mean that I would have to walk back this way . |
| 17 | That does not mean that I would discard it as an instrument of statutory interpretation even were I empowered to do so . |
| 18 | In addition to that you get depreciation of one thousand one hundred and forty four pound per year which , by my reckoning is ninety five pound a month in addition to that , as a Methodist Minister you get a standing charge of five hundred and twenty eight pound per year which is forty four pound pe er , per month and then you also through i in the year if you have a major repair needed on your car you get a hundred and eight pound now , if in fact , I had , I have a Vauxhall Nova , and let me take these figures as you are at twenty four P a mile , or twenty four point five P a mile and if that 's all we are recommended , recommending , in other words , there 's no lump sum at all er , that would mean that I would be getting forty nine pound but Methodist , this colleague in Llandudno if he did |
| 19 | In literature I was going to offer both British and American authors , both prose and poetry , so that was no problem , though it did mean that I should have to read authors I disliked — Conrad , Hemingway , Woolf , Graham Greene , C.P. Snow — but I leavened this stodgy bunch with those I felt more in sympathy with , though they were not officially on the syllabus — Waugh , Firbank and Forster at their head . |
| 20 | The fact that it will rain tomorrow , for example , may mean that I should not go to London , even though the balance of reasons on the merits of my going ( i.e. all the reasons pro and con but the rain ) suggest that I should go . |
| 21 | Which does n't mean that I can bloody well fathom them out . |
| 22 | By this I do n't mean that I can cure the patient , but that I can cope with the situation . |
| 23 | That I need assistance does not mean that I will be more lenient or less vigilant . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Ah well , it was not meant that I should work in such a parish , ’ said Randolph . |
| 25 | ‘ It just means that I 'll feel guilty about it . ’ |
| 26 | I am perfectly entitled to make my own decisions and that means that I 'll damn well hitch-hike if I want to ! ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I 've loved being single and independent in my 20s , ’ says Anthea , ‘ but , as 30 beckons , I 'm asking myself if not having a life partner by now means that I may never have one . |
| 28 | I remember a on the telephone , you know , I used to speak and talk and talk , apparently she would switch to German , so that means that I ca n't someone |
| 29 | It also means that I must do no injury in any form to the sub-human species . |
| 30 | I lament that there are no more powerful long-focus lenses in the Bronica range , for this means that I must carry my back-up Nikon , with fixed 500mm and 1,000mm for all really long shots . |