Example sentences of "i do [not/n't] mean [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , I do not mean Conservative , Liberal or Labour . |
| 2 | By intelligent , I do not mean intellectual , but based on a wise consideration of our emotional and physical needs , and those of other members of the household . |
| 3 | By this , I do not mean mat Lewis has represented the medieval picture as ‘ better ’ than the modern ; but he has shown us that both are merely pictures . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't mean music . |
| 5 | I do n't mean art should be as clear as the instructions on a packet of seeds ; I 'm saying that you trust the mystifier more if you know he 's deliberately choosing not to be lucid . |
| 6 | I do n't mean Liberty . |
| 7 | I do n't mean sex in any simple way . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I do n't mean camping I mean |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't mean forgery , ’ she crowed triumphantly . |
| 11 | When I say ‘ beginner ’ I do n't mean dabbler ! |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't mean fighting , ’ said Polly . |
| 13 | No , I do n't mean marathon running , although I am certain that the spectators of the original run from the Battle of Marathon to Athens would be astonished to learn that we regard such things as sports , since the man who ran the original dropped dead on arrival . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , I do n't mean fly . |
| 15 | There is even more mystery surrounding the harmful side-effects of home-made narcotics — I do n't mean designer drugs , but things in the garden shed that can be ‘ used ’ in various ways . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't mean ballet ; ’ said Lili . |
| 17 | I , I 'm sorry to keep saying ‘ Yes ’ to everything that you 're , you 're suggesting , but yes , we are thinking about communication skills , particularly the encouraging and helping children to learn to write properly , I do n't mean calligraphy , I mean actually write and express themselves on paper , oral communication , and things of this kind are things that we do want to pay attention to . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | And I wonder if anybody can match that , I do n't mean match that , when she nearly set off her nightdress on fire |
| 20 | ‘ I did not mean risk with me , ’ he answered , annoyed , ‘ but it is trying to rain and your dress is not covered . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ When I said harness I did n't mean harness , ’ snapped Rincewind . |
| 22 | I Did n't Mean It by Leon Rosselson(Fuse) |
| 23 | ‘ I did n't mean dirt . |
| 24 | ‘ No , I did n't mean bridge . ’ |