Example sentences of "[noun pl] mean [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But bosses Martin and Vivien Shrager-Powell reckon Fergie 's films and other new projects mean it 'll be back in the black before long . |
| 2 | Our flexibility , specialist knowledge and contacts mean we can tailor make the exact holiday you want . |
| 3 | ‘ But today 's more liberal attitudes mean they have the freedom to do that . |
| 4 | She is employed at the stores five evenings a week and on Sundays , and says the Sunday hours mean her husband can look after the children while she works . |
| 5 | The hours mean I can collect the children from school and am with them in the school holidays . |
| 6 | Strong tactics are a must to get to the completion of the game but simple rules mean you can be playing moments after installation . |
| 7 | Adopted as their National Anthem , and the words mean something like , Let Him in Whose Veins Flows the Blood of the Netherlands Remains Free from a Foreigners Strain . |
| 8 | Now I think it 's in Alice in Wonderland , that it is said that words mean what I intend them to mean . |
| 9 | ‘ Labels mean nothing , ’ he shot back . |
| 10 | Jordanians mean it . |
| 11 | Lady McCollum , chairman of the watchdog body , said the completion of the Single Market and the fact that trade was crossing new borders meant it was crucial consumers interests were not overlooked . |
| 12 | I was forced to put Micky Deere between the posts and the referee 's insistence that he remove his bi-focals meant he was two fathoms below useless . |
| 13 | On the contrary , there is much to suggest that , in this election , Labour moved too far away from its traditional base ; that its attempts at reassuring those outside its ‘ natural ’ core of supporters meant it did too little to mobilise support among those who would benefit from its policies . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The words meant nothing to Franco but the situation was all too familiar . |
| 16 | As written words meant nothing to Marian the name of the man who called himself her foster-father presented no difficulties , but Allen , the boy from the dales of Yorkshire , who could read no more than she could , liked tossing words about and playing with them like pebbles , so he called Fat Watt when he was out of earshot ‘ What Fat ’ . |
| 17 | The words meant nothing , or should have meant nothing . |
| 18 | She tried to sound calm and reassuring , but he turned away before she had finished speaking , as if her words meant nothing to him . |
| 19 | Those Italian-sounding words meant nothing to her , and he must know it . |
| 20 | For an aeon of time the words meant nothing . |
| 21 | But Mr Lawson must have known that the timing of his words meant he was going much further than that . |
| 22 | ‘ Do the words mean anything to anyone ? ’ |
| 23 | Maybe the rash of new presents means there will be some toys in your house which will never again be needed . |
| 24 | The complicated nature of the construction of most rucksacks means they ca n't be totally waterproof . |
| 25 | Although you may feel that Page 3 models , pornographic magazines , videos and films have no relevance to your life , and certainly no relevance to your obsession with losing weight or remaining slim , it is easy to see how such images of womanhood can contribute to a sense of vulnerability to rape , or just confusion over whether having breasts and thighs means you are always sexually available . |
| 26 | A long garden with plenty of tall shrubs and bushes means plenty of cover for an attacker to hide there and surprise you on your night-time walk to the front door . |
| 27 | Gary 's inability to use his legs means he 's had to modify the gliders so he can fly them . |
| 28 | The differing styles of these articles mean they are not all suited to publication in similar outlets , but it is hoped that unlike past years ' winners we shall see all of them published in some form or other in the coming year . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | This is the process of carrying through what is said so that the child learns that parents mean what they say . |