Example sentences of "[pron] mean [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean absolute zero is , is just some absolute that we , we strive to get to , but you can certainly get closer and closer , and in the last erm ten or twenty years one has seen erm enormous strides in , in getting there . |
| 2 | I mean blue tits is blue tits and great tits is great tits and you do n't see any intermediates . |
| 3 | And I mean hot — in the skimpiest , cheekiest black leather or dazzling gold . |
| 4 | Well er I mean well things like communal ownership advocate them to be reforms |
| 5 | I mean I 've got , some of my best friends are fucking sub contractors as you know , really good friends , I mean Jonesy brilliant friend , a great friend , a nice geezer , er Bill beautifully bloke , really nice , but they should be the first ones out the door , Rumbolds should think more of their permanent staff than they do their fucking contractors staff that 's what makes this company work , that 's what makes this company worst than all the rest , ok , you get , you get Union companies which are , must employ sub contractors all the time , |
| 6 | I mean young people , old people , black people , white people , men , women and tiny children . |
| 7 | I mean young women , strong enough to breed like the cows every spring time and dig the fields in between — is n't that what they want in Australia , for all those men ? |
| 8 | You can assume that I mean legitimate , ethical and otherwise proper methods . |
| 9 | I do not mean decent Conservative values like the Citizen 's Charter or dreaming of the classless city ; I mean authentic Conservative values , like a social hierarchy in which power follows the rich who do not have to answer for their acts to hoi polloi , in which we do not have to feel responsible for anyone 's poverty or ill health , in which we do not have to ask questions about where the rich get their money from , and we can carve up the land to create a sort of apartheid state : each tribe to its own homeland . |
| 10 | But the problem I became very angry years ago with that because , I mean Irish Close and we had the three of you we found that she 'd , she just kept on telling us off . |
| 11 | I mean , okay , Peter give us it on Friday but would n't you have thought , I mean thirty quid |
| 12 | I mean thirty she is |
| 13 | And I mean complete . |
| 14 | I mean real boredom , that makes you want to scream and tear the curtains ! |
| 15 | I think , I think when your reading it , I mean the , the female always gets her man and he 's always perfect and er , I mean real life is just is n't like that , so its nice to see that it works out for someone . |
| 16 | I mean real cloak-and-dagger investigation stuff . ’ |
| 17 | Yeah but I mean real oranges , but you peel them and I 'd |
| 18 | I 'm sure that , would the would they be flexible and and and look at , I mean certain things you know rhombus and parallelogram . |
| 19 | When she was away for those ten days I mean certain things just could n't be done because no-one knew |
| 20 | I mean great fun — bouncy and full of life and everything . ’ |
| 21 | But I mean I was thinking like as well cos like we did taxes like a few weeks ago did n't we , and the tax that the government get off that race , I mean seventy five million on the whole race , |
| 22 | We got the Gilbey bar but I no the answer to that question would be if any company or org organisation was prepared or wished to talk about funding the theatre in any way and I think were 'd be more than welcome to sit down with and talk them and say well how would you perceive that which way would you like to go about it how can we assist that and I think we 're be open to suggestions from them how they see it I mean you know it could be seats it could be programmes it could be any any arrange of things that we 'd certainly welcome who approach us from companies but we I think we are pro-active in sense that we do n't wait for that to happen we actually go out but was said early I think given the recession it has been difficult lately to actually go out to companies and say I mean sure companies like the Harlow Council find it extremely finance the finances extremely difficult on them and with the recession it 's really difficult for them to actually find funding and I know lot 's of companies who actually cutting back on it certain areas I think funding of oth outside organisations will be one of the areas they 'll be cutting back on . |
| 23 | I mean sure they 're acting their ancestors and they 're quite willing ( in exchange for some Mickey Mouse presents ) to build us a raft and transport us upstream on it and be filmed doing this . |
| 24 | ‘ I mean like , before the end of the week . ’ |
| 25 | I mean flipping talk about keeping it a secret ! |
| 26 | I mean flipping two sips of cider and I 'm anybodys ! |
| 27 | When I say honest , I mean honest . |
| 28 | ‘ Yes , yes , but I mean remote , passive , sort of dreamy , as if you did n't notice things . ’ |
| 29 | and quite honestly , I think they not only do they not bring them up to do , I mean useful like that , but I thought Ken 's his family never showed any affection any warmth , any caring , any love , and I would do anything for anyone if they just say thank you , but with Ken |
| 30 | A mundane pilgrimage , maybe , but the only kind of which I am capable , and one which satisfies those ‘ two thirsts that can not long be neglected if all our being is not to dry up : I mean loving and admiring ’ . |