Example sentences of "[vb mod] mean [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It must mean electricity . |
| 2 | The way Bully played on Wednesday night you must mean Fray Bentos . |
| 3 | It is certainly the case that , a deviant fringe aside , the core of Catholicism maintains the claim to be the only true church , insists that church unity must mean unity with Rome on its terms , and , in such practices as insisting that the children of mixed marriages be raised as Catholics , continues to behave in an ‘ intolerant ’ fashion . |
| 4 | In fact , the position is not as bad as in the recent past , but we are still not there yet , because there is no question but that any extra cuts in quotas must mean hardship . |
| 5 | Many disabled people believe that encouraging a disability culture can only reinforce negative images of ‘ disability ’ — that is , they have not questioned the tragedy view of disability and when they think of a disability culture they assume that this must mean art forms which only present the negative side of disabled living . |
| 6 | The most obvious thought is that if the ‘ lighted inn ’ means death , then ‘ the Road ’ must mean life . |
| 7 | " If you are here though , it must mean trouble . " |
| 8 | That must mean danger . |
| 9 | If it 's seaweed it must mean rain |
| 10 | A spokesman for the Police Federation said : ‘ Life should mean life for people found guilty of murdering policemen . ’ |
| 11 | It should mean security and peace of mind too . |
| 12 | The principle that all individuals are of equal moral worth should mean equality of access to services , and equal quality of treatment for all individuals . |
| 13 | so that 's good , because it might mean money , it means of having |
| 14 | It had n't been much of a job after all ; he had thought at first from the sound of it that it might mean travel , but it did n't . |
| 15 | ‘ I must tell you , this might mean surgery or some form of drugs … ’ |
| 16 | He added the closures might mean emergency services took longer to reach the estate but those services felt they would still be within their legal limit . |
| 17 | If it can not , that might mean victory for the state in the second debate . |
| 18 | If a fuze went out there was always someone prepared to force a metal pricker down through the packing into the dynamite in the hope of inserting a fresh capped fuze , even though inadvertently piercing the thin copper detonator might mean death or mutilation . |
| 19 | The recession , not only affecting the UK of course , has hit hardware sales generally , but it has n't had a significant impact on the Unix market , because , IDC believes , that in times of a depressed economy and slow investments , information technology purchases tend to move to less expensive , low-end systems , which ‘ might mean Unix systems . ’ |
| 20 | Strikes rapidly disappeared as union after union either found their members unwilling in union ballots to risk strike action which might mean unemployment , or else felt wary of running up huge costs through fines in the courts . |
| 21 | They 'll mean ignorance of best practice will no longer be a defence for companies in any future legal action by an employee . |
| 22 | That 'll mean peace and quiet then you 're going ! |
| 23 | But as far as a solid line is concerned do n't do it , because i it immediately if you if you o do transgress it 'll mean penalty points if you 're seen doing it , regardless of the consequences of it . |
| 24 | It was Tommy now asking the question ; and when she nodded , he said , ‘ Oh my God ! this 'll mean trouble . |
| 25 | A change of destination to Oxford or Northampton could mean emergency cover becoming stretched . |
| 26 | Locking up ONE tearaway could mean council cuts . |
| 27 | It could mean legislation to prevent discrimination , dismissal , and also help with housing in the event of illness . |
| 28 | He says it could mean treatment is of an inferior quality in hospitals outside the county . |
| 29 | This could mean peace . ’ |
| 30 | He said that time pressure on the Inland Revenue to complete valuations could mean work being rushed . |