Example sentences of "they do [adv] [adv] mean " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both their voices were low ; they did n't really mean to include him in the conversation , and it was noisy in the room ; people laughed and shouted , the music next door had been turned up . |
| 2 | One of the marvellous things about your lyrics is that they 're complete bollocks , they do n't actually mean anything , do they ? |
| 3 | I know they 're only kids , they do n't really mean it , but sometimes I shout at them . ’ |
| 4 | Whe when they 're actually describing something like homework oh that 's cool , they do n't really mean it as good , or do they ? |
| 5 | When Americans talk about an ‘ underclass ’ in their cities , they do not simply mean the poor ; they mean poor but healthy young people who can not or will not , but anyway do not , get a job . |
| 6 | Bukharin pointed out that many features that characterise Primitive accumulation carry on into the history of capitalism itself , yet they do not thereby mean that capitalism is forever stuck in that particular stage of development . |