Example sentences of "they [adv] do not mean " in BNC.
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| 1 | They obviously do n't mean anything to you , so it looks increasingly as if this whole business must have been a dreadful mistake . |
| 2 | They probably do n't mean me at all . |
| 3 | We see it in the newspapers and we see it among politicians particularly , who say things they really do not mean , or things they do not even understand … . |
| 4 | It was n't difficult to work out what each word meant , but when they were put together they either did n't mean anything at all or something quite unbelievable ( ‘ CIVIC CENTRE RATES RUMPUS ’ ) . |
| 5 | The British murmur ‘ You must come and stay with us some time , ’ and when they part they say ‘ Let's keep in touch ’ and they certainly do n't mean it , but it greases the wheels of intercourse . |
| 6 | And when they say ‘ I do ’ they certainly do n't mean forever , a survey reveals today . |