Example sentences of "and i do [not/n't] mean " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , at any one time in man 's history , there are far more ‘ ordinary ’ people ( and I do not mean that in a derogatory sense ) than those who hit the headlines . |
| 2 | Too often Kendall seems preoccupied with finding a place in the team for Alan Harper , and although he has been a great servant to the club over the years , Everton will only be a really good side when he is playing in the reserves , and I do not mean that as an insult to Alan . |
| 3 | You wanted to wake up with him right there in the room and to turn to him and quote the next line of the film right back at him , to whisper it to him , make me almost believe that we are a pair of young lovers without any shame , and I do n't mean that in some tragedy queen way , but in order to say of Boy that truly I do think that it is a beauty like his that makes it all worth while , and I do feel that if we are fighting for anything , and if I was asked in a questionnaire what it was I was fighting for ( and believe me I do feel like I am fighting , more and more I think that ) , then I would answer , beauty . |
| 4 | And I do n't mean the Grand Army . ’ |
| 5 | and I do n't mean just the odd bearded weirdo |
| 6 | SAFETY ZONE , more like , and I do n't mean ‘ safe ’ as the raggas once used it . |
| 7 | We lean towards the view that : ‘ Race is only used when it 's to somebody 's advantage , and I do n't mean the working-man 's advantage … |
| 8 | What Mr Patten does n't seem to realise is that most seven to 11-year-old children — and I do n't mean his own privileged daughter Mary Claire — need to be eased and teased into acquiring a reading habit . |
| 9 | And I do n't mean a bunch of Conan the Barbarians , quite often it 's more Conan the librarian . ’ |
| 10 | And I do n't mean Blackpool 's . ’ |
| 11 | And I do n't mean Jon Beast ( or should that be Jean Bête ? |
| 12 | She looked like the daughter of a missionary ; and I do n't mean that in a derogatory way . |
| 13 | Many beginners have difficulty in bending the knee , and I do n't mean to their art tutor ! |
| 14 | All I want is some action , and I do n't mean the action of my facial muscles working overtime in order to produce streams of bullshit . |
| 15 | No more , and I do n't mean a new one I mean the old one you know . |
| 16 | Social violence is universal , and I do n't mean mugging and burglary . |
| 17 | Yes er that 's been the essence of what I 've wanted is er I 've , I 've had to have what I 've wanted by hook or by crook , and I do n't mean crook in a bad sense , I mean one way or another , you know what I mean and er I did job for the casters , same as they did jobs for me , you know and that 's how I 've gone through life , that is Michael . |
| 18 | ‘ And I do n't mean next year , ’ Emma said , wise in the ways of brothers . |
| 19 | just leave that unless you are totally stuck , and I do n't mean sort of five minutes , have a good sort of maybe ten minutes or say about ten minutes of playing with this . |
| 20 | You can tell him from me that if he wants me to stay in this urban backwater of yours he 'll have to provide me with an interesting occupation — and I do n't mean modelling your dress . |
| 21 | ‘ I can appreciate that you do , and I do n't mean to sound critical . |
| 22 | And I do n't mean with some titian-haired she-devil either . ’ |
| 23 | As a music lover I found myself in search of the ultimate sound — and I do n't mean loud boomy bass . |
| 24 | Briefly and very much in the past tense , and I do n't mean 'cos he 's dead . |
| 25 | So I 'm always reaching down to people , and I do n't mean down as being inferior , reaching out to people is a better phrase , and I , I never give up about people wanting to partake . |
| 26 | Something to do with the Kirk , and I do n't mean Captain James T. |
| 27 | ‘ To tell him that his son Morris is the office pusher , and I do n't mean the tea-trolley . ’ |
| 28 | Well , I must ad I 'm a bit confused by all this , erm , and I do n't mean |
| 29 | Initially , you know , development meant higher than wages , alright , you know , making these erm er er sort of producing cars and high technology goods in urban , urban areas in developing countries was thought , you know , that 's the way , that 's the way ahead and these big projects , whereas now the thinking has changed and it 's let's promote infrastructure , education , erm in the rural areas thems rural areas themselves , right , erm , anythi any other policies so yeah you may want to erm invest , invest in agriculture , and I do n't mean some agricultural support but erm promote , well yeah make , make roads , educate the population erm disseminate agricultural technologies . |
| 30 | And I do n't mean to employ it 's in any way dishonest . |