Example sentences of "but it mean [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've used a mixture of terry and disposable nappies which has worked well , and I think has saved money , but it meant I needed nappy buckets , rubber pants and pins . |
| 2 | It may not sound like much but it means we can buy substantially fewer new books than in previous years |
| 3 | But it means I 'll have to cancel the meeting with Clive . ’ |
| 4 | and we do have , some of this slides which , I 'll show at the very end , alright , but it means it er , erm , the first part of the talk we 'll keep the lights on and then could I ask you , you know to look and then pass it around like school |
| 5 | ‘ It 's understandable , of course , but it means she 's not being very rational . ’ |
| 6 | But it means she has five dogs to look after and |
| 7 | ‘ But it means you work for me for the rest of your life to pay me back . ’ |
| 8 | It does n't kill you , but it means you spend an hour on it when you could be doing the rest of your exam . |