Example sentences of "[noun pl] mean what " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I think it 's in Alice in Wonderland , that it is said that words mean what I intend them to mean . |
| 2 | After the stridency and aggression of the school , the hate-mail , she was happy to find her temporary asylum in this gentle household where voices were never raised , where no one obsessively analysed her every sentence in the hope of detecting racist , sexist or fascist undertones , where words meant what they had meant for generations , where obscenities were unknown or at least unspoken , where there was the grace of good order symbolized for her in Mr Copley 's reading of the Church 's daily offices , Morning Prayer and Evensong . |
| 3 | In the long run , however , the time wasted in nagging exceeds the initial investment in time and effort involved in training children that parents mean what they say . |
| 4 | This is the process of carrying through what is said so that the child learns that parents mean what they say . |
| 5 | We will ensure that guarantees mean what they say , and that manufacturers or importers share responsibility with the people who sell their goods . |
| 6 | That would provide quality for people and ensure that league tables mean what they should mean , which is a comparison of the delivery of services to people . |
| 7 | It is stretching cynicism too far to doubt that these men meant what they said , even though other less obviously praiseworthy intentions crept in . |
| 8 | The two Chairmen of that Committee gave distinguished service , and I am sure that no one took my remarks to mean what the hon. Member for Glasgow , Cathcart ( Mr. Maxton ) says they meant . |