Example sentences of "i mean [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that as professional drivers we would all w look at that and s and see that Er I mean been out with very many lorry drivers and er that is the way that I 've sort of been with the majority of the guys that I 've been in . |
| 2 | I think , no , I mean been , I always had lessons every time I 've been . |
| 3 | I I mean am I ? |
| 4 | What I mean is that you will find little use for the basic ‘ one — pause — two ’ sequences of block followed by counter-attack . |
| 5 | ‘ What I mean is you should have a reasonably clean bill of health by then , ’ Doctor Staples said . |
| 6 | ‘ All I mean is , you should be a bit more careful , ’ Nigel said primly . |
| 7 | The sort of shade I mean is the dappled shade cast by mature apple trees and maples or by the high branches of an oak . |
| 8 | What I mean is he 's gone for a chop-job . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ No — what I mean is — if he 's sitting at home while you do all the work , why is n't he happy ? |
| 11 | He added : ‘ What I mean is , we ca n't just dump her , not now . ’ |
| 12 | What I mean is … well , he 's strong , and he can be funny . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ No , what I mean is we were still children when we arrived here in a sense . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 — ’ |
| 17 | What I mean is , women are vulnerable when they are housewives because they also have sole responsibility for childcare at home . |
| 18 | All I mean is , we 've got a job to do . |
| 19 | Perhaps what I mean is you have a powerful feeling of love , and while you 're on drugs , you experience no hate or fear . ’ |
| 20 | What I mean is Mother and Son … . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . |
| 22 | What I mean is , what I mind about is if you mind . ’ |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ What I mean is do you for instance know the three-times table ? ’ |
| 25 | What I mean is , do n't you give the stuff away , anyway ? ’ |
| 26 | What I Mean is the transfer of body weight to the shot . |
| 27 | But it I mean is it is it . |
| 28 | I mean is that |
| 29 | No , what I mean is , we do n't double the amount , I 'm sorry we , were supposed to send six hundred . |
| 30 | 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 . |