Example sentences of "i mean " in BNC.
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| 31 | I mean , promise me that . ’ |
| 32 | I mean , you 've got an education , you 're prepared to work , you 've got the right background and everything … if you could explain more I might be able to help more . ’ |
| 33 | Nobody 's going to know officially and it 's not as if there are hundreds of you or anything — I mean , so what if somebody does find you ? |
| 34 | I mean people who are sleeping in parks and doorways , in derelict buildings and under railway arches . |
| 35 | I mean people who are living in the old common lodging houses and in government resettlement units , people living in squats and dingy bed-and-breakfast hotels , and families living cooped up with their relatives because there 's nowhere else for them to go . |
| 36 | I mean young people , old people , black people , white people , men , women and tiny children . |
| 37 | I mean people like you , whoever you are , wherever you 're from and whatever you do . |
| 38 | Let me try to explain what I mean . |
| 39 | I mean , you must be thrilled to pieces , no ? |
| 40 | ‘ I mean , I can understand you not wanting to go into a hostel , but from what you 're saying , a flat 's the sort of thing you want , is n't it ? ’ |
| 41 | Alcoholism is a social thing , not a homelessness thing — I mean , I knew a few university lecturers who were alcoholics , but they all had homes to go to — or still had , last time they ever spoke to me . ’ |
| 42 | I mean , I would have gone to London to look for you too , but it 's sometimes easier just to telephone , |
| 43 | I mean , who was good when you used to teach ? ’ |
| 44 | ‘ Are you going to blow the whistle on the whole lot — I mean , the university people as well ? ’ |
| 45 | And when I say stout supports , I mean stout . |
| 46 | Look at any toddler 's drawing of the two and you will see what I mean . |
| 47 | I mean , they move into a mansion , they 'll need both salaries for the next thousand years ! ’ |
| 48 | I make coffee , she phones around , shifts papers , I ca n't say a word I mean . |
| 49 | But I mean it , you know . ’ |
| 50 | ‘ That 's what I mean , babe . ’ |
| 51 | I mean , you should be with someone wonderful . ’ |
| 52 | I mean , you 've done the prelims , dear , in your own inimitable fashion — roses , champagne , adoration , necking and fumbling . |
| 53 | I mean , we had this goddawful evening . |
| 54 | I mean , weeping . ’ |
| 55 | I mean , she seemed to be having a good time . |
| 56 | By this I mean flinging yourself forward on to the opponent 's fist with your unguarded face . |
| 57 | What I mean is that you will find little use for the basic ‘ one — pause — two ’ sequences of block followed by counter-attack . |
| 58 | Before going on to analyse the kinds of blocking technique one might nevertheless use , I want to briefly explain what I mean by the terms ‘ open ’ and ‘ closed ’ sides when referring to a stance . |
| 59 | ‘ Once the harvest is in , Mary ’ — he put his question abruptly — ‘ could you manage here in spite of old Donald 's ailment — I mean , if Donald was away ? ’ |
| 60 | Before here , I mean . |