Example sentences of "means [that] [pers pn] do [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the authorities , it ensures that only a relatively sanitized version of events gets out ; for the authors , it means that they do not have to perjure themselves , and has the additional benefit that the gaps — and consequently the restraints under which they have had to work — are obvious to their readers . |
| 2 | These families are referred to as " dysfunctional " which means that they do not function in the " normal " manner of other families . |
| 3 | I want to submit that it means that we do not go to the world with a watertight message which demands ‘ take it or leave it ’ . |
| 4 | Obedient reading of the Bible means that we do not read it selectively , choosing only the passages that reinforce our moods and temperaments . |
| 5 | Concentrating on efficiency means that we do not need to select a method of conflict resolution ( or at least may postpone the selection ) . |
| 6 | This means that we do not propose any fundamental change in the Payment of Wages Act . |
| 7 | This approach means that we do not continue to recruit permanent staff to the Community Charge then perhaps find ourselves with too many permanent staff to fill Council Tax posts . |
| 8 | In practice this means that we do n't need to concern ourselves with the contents of such data files ; they 're not for human consumption without previous digestion by a computer . |
| 9 | Wendy ; Actually we 're pretty lucky to have him , not only because he 's a whole hunk of a man but also because we 're all full time students which means that we do n't have to pay this new Council tax . |
| 10 | And th on the cherish you and whatever else and th erm , I mean we 've already got a situation where we 've got erm through Peter and David , the other two , I mean we 've got erm erm two or three breweries who are quite willing to erm to give us quite a substantial amount of money not as loans , as write-offs against barrelage erm which means that we do n't have any repayments to make etcetera . |
| 11 | It means that I do n't play round here like a Wyoming steer in a glass shop … unless I have to … |
| 12 | Is that alright , cos then you 've gone away with any ideas you 've got from now which is probably none , er and then it also means that I do n't have to spend next week worrying in case we get to Friday and Thursday and you 're still not sure what you 're doing . |
| 13 | do n't think that 's , that means that I do n't think . |
| 14 | The card will be renewed automatically every two years , which means that you do not have to worry about re-applying each time you go abroad . |
| 15 | This means that you do not have to exit the editor , compile the program , run the program , then reload the editor to fix any bugs . |
| 16 | This means that you do not have to minimize current applications to open up another one . |
| 17 | And that means that you do not have a table surrounded by chairs — except , of course , when you are actually going to use it for eating . |
| 18 | It has two wheels instead on one , this means that you do n't have to take any of the weight of the load or keep the cart balanced , so loads can easily be tipped . |
| 19 | However , owning your own horse usually means that you do n't often ride anything else , so your own bad habits become ingrained in your horse . |
| 20 | It means that you do n't get the good views of the Cove until you 've reached Malham Beck , but I think that it 's better doing the walk this way round than going at it clockwise and having to clamber down the scar . |
| 21 | So it means that you do n't have to be a brilliant singer . |
| 22 | For instance , if you add the switch ‘ /auto ’ to the device driver command line in CONFIG.SYS , it will not load if it ca n't find a server , which saves you some memory , and also means that you do n't have to repeatedly edit the config file . |
| 23 | This means that you do n't have to wait for WSP to read all the text on any page and then edit out the unwanted bits , but can tell it exactly what you want read in the first place . |
| 24 | Because if you start messing your duvet up at night times it means that you do n't want to sleep underneath it cos it goes all scrunchy and horrible , and all the duvet bit comes out of the cover . |