Example sentences of "but it mean " in BNC.
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| 1 | This did not mean that the play itself was not exciting as drama , but it meant that for Eliot , intent on his search for a vital relation between ritual and art , this play would not suffice . |
| 2 | But it meant their being overwhelmed with debts . |
| 3 | This eventually fostered the birth of Sussex gun-making but it meant an inevitable increase in local tension and a continued vulnerability to French attacks . |
| 4 | ANDY THORN 'S matchwinner ensured Crystal Palace 's revival continued to gather pace — but it meant a sixth defeat in eight games for Leeds , the crumbling champions . |
| 5 | ‘ But it meant a lot to me . |
| 6 | It could not prevent conflict and the outbreak of armed clashes between England and France , but it meant that considerable efforts were made , on both sides , to avert disputes or to seek a speedy reconciliation . |
| 7 | Being in with the gang did n't stop you getting hit but it meant that the Corporals might think for one second before lifting their fists Along with Mike the Rhodesian , Marius , Robert from Oberammergau and Chris , there was myself and a Frenchman called Tignet . |
| 8 | but it meant people could go up to the box office and take a tape recorder and sit and listen to them |
| 9 | The elderly relatives did what they could but it meant that all through his life — not that he even survived to forty — there was never a chance to take it a bit easier , no one he could rely on to do the work if he was ill or tired . |
| 10 | Decay had a certain undeniable pathos and character , but it meant death — death to the heart , death to the mind , death to the spirit . |
| 11 | I 've used a mixture of terry and disposable nappies which has worked well , and I think has saved money , but it meant I needed nappy buckets , rubber pants and pins . |
| 12 | What was involved in this extension of structural linguistics was a profound alteration of perspective in most of the human sciences ; it was no longer a question of gathering empirically verifiable data ; of turning a positivist gaze onto a world of objects , but it meant seeing forms of expression as signs whose meanings depend on conventions , relations and systems , rather than on any inherent features . |
| 13 | But it meant that an important part of Belinda 's work was to be on the alert for this kind of upset and do everything she could to minimise its effect . |
| 14 | New music would help , but it meant going into town and choosing . |
| 15 | Worse still , he was ungrateful : everyone told him that his mother had had a hard life , that she worked her fingers to the bone , but it meant nothing to him . |
| 16 | This was largely unexpected by civil servants at the Board , though not by Churchill , but it meant that the educational problems of an extension and perpetuation of the existing system were minimised . |
| 17 | Hot water was available but it meant vying for position in the kitchen with those cooking breakfast and making tea . |
| 18 | Freedom from the restraining hand of a squire or a parson no doubt encouraged enterprise but it meant that much activity went unrecorded . |
| 19 | Not so blatant now , but it meant the same . |
| 20 | We need to understand the position of the Sanhedrin , Jesus is really representing great changes in their tradition great a great revolution really and we know that what he was doing was was sort of getting Christianity to grow out of Judaism , but it meant that Judaism had to move to one side . |
| 21 | Not that I regretted taking on the responsibilities , but it meant shelving any dreams I 'd had . ’ |
| 22 | But it meant that Swindon had more room to manoevre and Maskells determination in front of goal brought them back level . |
| 23 | Both sides had saved face with this compromise , but it meant the clear-up would not keep pace with dumping and the work was unlikely to ever be completed . |
| 24 | The girls groaned over this , except the quick ones like Irene who delighted in it , but it meant that there was no need for anyone to open the desk because it was all oral work . |
| 25 | down into his arteries and we ca n't get anything down there so they 're blocked , but he said how the hell he survived that op I do n't know he said they could 've done more with his legs but it meant another hour and a quarter minutes in surgery , and he said he 'd had enough we could n't have kept him on the table a minute longer so he said all we can do is wait , so now mum said well he 's alright in intensive care , he 's responding well , getting over the operation well , but what we was worried about was him breathing on his own , had he , had he been you see , anyway he said this on er Thursday |
| 26 | Its cause is uncertain — it is also found even if we do not eat then — but it means that it is often possible to catch up on lost sleep by taking a nap at this time . |
| 27 | Remember — making a Covenant to UNICEF costs you nothing extra , but it means a lot — perhaps even the difference between life and death — to the children of the world . |
| 28 | This provides the best possible security for their workforces but it means something more in terms of the ‘ family silver ’ . |
| 29 | ‘ But it means you work for me for the rest of your life to pay me back . ’ |
| 30 | When they see headscarves on Muslim girls they think it means repression , but it means the opposite . |