Example sentences of "meant [conj] he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By ‘ fine ’ DeFries meant everything was fine and David meant that he 'd left . |
| 2 | The Authority was less successful in its attempt to ensure that disciplinary proceedings were brought against a detective superintendent , whose early retirement from the Metropolitan Police in 1989 meant that he avoided questions about his links with drug smuggling and criminal gangs , queries that had arisen after a World in Action television programme which had made serious allegations about corruption in the London police . |
| 3 | whether or not he were a British citizen his possession of a British passport abroad meant that he enjoyed the protection of the crown against any malice or misfortune that he might encounter . |
| 4 | His dedication to the task of reforming Japan meant that he committed himself to policies of fundamental reform and governmental intervention through the office of Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers , Japan ( SCAP ) , which he would have condemned in other contexts . |
| 5 | In the end Maxse 's impatience with and apparent willingness to consider abandoning established institutions meant that he stretched his Conservative credentials to breaking-point , and it is important to note that when at his most extreme Maxse was most isolated . |
| 6 | It meant that he had scored 1,710 Test runs in eleven matches in 1976 at an average of 90 , still the record aggregate for a calendar year . |
| 7 | Either the Führer 's statement , the report went on , meant that he had allowed himself to be badly deceived and was not , therefore , the genius he was always alleged to be ; or he had intentionally lied to the people about rising war production , knowing all the time that saboteurs were at work . |
| 8 | Dad was under his car working on it one Sunday morning when the police drove by and handed him a ‘ producer ’ , which meant that he had to go to the police station with all his driving documents . |
| 9 | That meant that he had places to make up before he could challenge his principal rival , and in ma , king up places , especially at Monaco , there is always an element of risk . |
| 10 | Joe 's absence almost certainly meant that he had succeeded in persuading a girl called Jill into going out with him . |
| 11 | Montini 's very popularity meant that he had enemies . |
| 12 | Sartre 's claim for the continued validity of Marxism as a method of understanding necessarily meant that he had to respond to the problem of Stalinism . |
| 13 | True , Edward 's failure on the expedition of 1359–60 ( when he had not been able to capture either Reims , where kings of France were crowned , or Paris , the capital ) meant that he had to forego the important territorial concessions made to him in 1359 , including Normandy and the Angevin lands in central-western France . |
| 14 | Joseph Robinson was aware of what was good for business but he was also a man who prided himself on his love of sport : this meant that he had a responsibility to knowledge and experience . |
| 15 | His quarrel with Luther meant that he had little influence in Germany , but there was something about his insistence on thrift , application , and hard work for its own sake that struck sympathetic chords in the Zurich temperament . |
| 16 | Which meant that he had been giving it considerable quiet thought . |
| 17 | His comment also meant that he had been listening to her conversation with the receptionist in Dublin — because he had still been bored ? |
| 18 | As he previously spent most of his time living in his cab or in bed-and-breakfast accommodation while he was working , his dismissal meant that he had nowhere to live . |
| 19 | Suchinda announced on May 12 that he would accept parliament 's decision to amend the constitution , even if it meant that he had to resign as Prime Minister . |
| 20 | The physical demands of the play meant that he had to drink three pints of water off stage during each performance to make up for what he was losing on stage . |
| 21 | If he was a difficult friend , he could also be a loyal one — the most notable example , of course , is that of Ezra Pound whom he continued to support and defend even though it meant that he became embroiled in the kind of public controversy which he detested . |
| 22 | Kim 's years as a dissident meant that he remained unpopular with many of those DLP members who were associated with the old ruling DJP.Moreover , as the DLP 's executive chairman and the chief architect of the its March 1992 general election campaign , Kim was also extensively blamed for the party 's poor showing . |
| 23 | Warwick 's position as chief steward of the duchy in the north , and steward and constable of all the key Yorkshire lordships , meant that he stood in a position of authority towards all the other northern duchy servants and Edward IV would have been very seriously weakened if Warwick had managed to win them over . |
| 24 | Warwick 's position as chief steward of the duchy in the north , and steward and constable of all the key Yorkshire lordships , meant that he stood in a position of authority towards all the other northern duchy servants and Edward IV would have been very seriously weakened if Warwick had managed to win them over . |
| 25 | Despite the partition , Philip received Spain , the Netherlands and ‘ the Indies ’ , or South America , which meant that he inherited most of Charles 's revenues . |
| 26 | Gore 's decision meant that he joined several senior Democrat who had announced that they were unwilling to run for the 1992 nomination . |
| 27 | The emphasis on pace bowling meant that he found himself in a rather curious position . |
| 28 | His bogey at the 17th meant that he held but a one-stroke lead heading into the 18th , a par-5 over water that is reachable in two shots . |
| 29 | Unfortunately , the lack of any proper operating manual and the inadequate instrumentation meant that he allowed the reaction to go too far . |
| 30 | He meant that he did n't want it to be . |