Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [is] " in BNC.
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| 31 | That may sound strange — what I mean is , I 'm always trying to imagine what they think of me ; I do n't seem able to look from inside of myself , outwards . |
| 32 | ‘ No — what I mean is — if he 's sitting at home while you do all the work , why is n't he happy ? |
| 33 | He added : ‘ What I mean is , we ca n't just dump her , not now . ’ |
| 34 | What I mean is … well , he 's strong , and he can be funny . ’ |
| 35 | ‘ No , what I mean is we were still children when we arrived here in a sense . ’ |
| 36 | What I mean is , you always think that you 're tomorrow 's man and yesterday 's child and then suddenly you realise that today is the tomorrow you were always looking forward to , if you see what I mean , and quite soon you 'll be yesterday 's man yourself . ’ |
| 37 | I mean is it like how they 've done various singles in the past , Cliff Richard and ‘ Summer Holiday ’ , you know putting a little voice on top , a little snippet . |
| 38 | Or what we could do , well , what I mean is , maybe would n't do any harm going down to the pub tonight to see if the others are there , only a quick drink mind , we ca n't be sure what they 're like yet — ’ |
| 39 | What I mean is , women are vulnerable when they are housewives because they also have sole responsibility for childcare at home . |
| 40 | All I mean is , we 've got a job to do . |
| 41 | Perhaps what I mean is you have a powerful feeling of love , and while you 're on drugs , you experience no hate or fear . ’ |
| 42 | What I mean is Mother and Son … . |
| 43 | ‘ Well , I suppose what I mean is that Richard is someone I would never have introduced to my parents — and he is someone I had quite a … sexual relationship with . |
| 44 | What I mean is , what I mind about is if you mind . ’ |
| 45 | He imagined for a moment that he was still in short pants , until she turned to him and added , ‘ What I mean is , I would have still recognised you , ’ and as if to soften her first statement she added further , ‘ Of course , you 've grown much taller . |
| 46 | ‘ What I mean is do you for instance know the three-times table ? ’ |
| 47 | What I mean is , do n't you give the stuff away , anyway ? ’ |
| 48 | What I Mean is the transfer of body weight to the shot . |
| 49 | But it I mean is it is it . |
| 50 | I mean is that |
| 51 | No , what I mean is , we do n't double the amount , I 'm sorry we , were supposed to send six hundred . |
| 52 | In soft-back format with 150 pages , the new , revised edition of See What I Mean is co-authored by John Morgan and Peter Welton , who is well-known to readers of The Artist as a holiday course tutor and regular contributor . |
| 53 | What I mean is , she does n't seem surprised by the way they behave and how they react to things ; it seems normal to her and she accepts it . |
| 54 | At last she said slowly , ‘ What I mean is , looking back over the past is always a bit sad , even if what you 're remembering is happy times , because it 's over and done . |
| 55 | I mean is |
| 56 | I have n't spoken to erm , I mean I only thought this coming along in the street , whether there 's anybody sort of notable , I mean is it , is , is , is there any value in actually having a figurehead type chairman you know , sort of celebrity type |
| 57 | I mean is it Ian ? |
| 58 | So I mean is this eggs that are put in by the , I mean I |
| 59 | I mean is there nobody you are fond of ? |
| 60 | ‘ What I mean is , why ca n't you just admit that it was wonderfully exciting to fuck somebody else ? ’ |