Example sentences of "[conj] it mean that " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not know where , and did not particularly care , except that it meant that the Establishment was on Amber Black , and every car had to have the magic mirror wand shoved underneath the chassis . |
| 2 | She also knew that it meant that we could have a car when otherwise we could n't . |
| 3 | To my great surprise and that of everyone else , I found that it meant that black holes are not completely black . |
| 4 | When pressed by the US Federal Trade Commission for an explanation they replied that it meant that the inside of the car was 700 per cent quieter than the outside . |
| 5 | I want to submit that it means that we do not go to the world with a watertight message which demands ‘ take it or leave it ’ . |
| 6 | Sir Christopher Prout , the leader of the Conservative MEPs , claims that it means that the ‘ higher levels ’ of government ( e.g. the EC ) should be ‘ subsidiary ’ to the ‘ lower levels ’ ( the national governments ) , a topsy-turvy explanation if ever there was one . |
| 7 | that it means that we 've got , there 's going to be er , a certain amount of extra staff though required , that 's what 's in in the report . |
| 8 | This , in one way , is good news for us in that it means that there will be less and less arkies needed . |
| 9 | Although the Shorter Oxford Dictionary says that it means that the person has drunk ‘ intoxicating liquor to an extent which affects steady self-control , ’ it is arguable that the person must have taken intoxicating liquor to excess so that he has lost the power of self control . |
| 10 | If it is thought that it means that any decision should be taken at the lowest possible level , that unfortunately makes me believe that the concept is not all that it is cracked up to be , and for a number of reasons . |
| 11 | And to have a choice like that it means that anybody who comes in here is not in competition with everybody else . |
| 12 | The death of Jock Lewes was keenly felt and it meant that Stirling was down to only one officer besides himself , assuming that Fraser was missing . |
| 13 | The ‘ p and q ’ stands for ‘ peace and quiet ’ , and it meant that she could be totally on her own . |
| 14 | I was one of her daisies and it meant that we had all these hats on , which were very unattractive — a rubber hat and on top was the daisy , so when you swam around and the people looked down at you , they just saw these daisies . |
| 15 | 160 to the end of the second century , and it meant that these defences could not possibly have been erected before AD 160 . |
| 16 | This was a relief as his coughing at night had irritated us , and it meant that Alex could stop hitting him with a broom handle when he woke us up . |
| 17 | Yes I think that over the course of our married life we had a number of moves for various reasons , generally to improve the accommodation , erm as standard of life increased so the desire to have a better house to live in or rather in those days a house was out of the question , we generally had rooms in a house , erm , they , the flat for instance that we were bombed out from was a basement flat , erm according to the estate agents it was a garden flat , erm and it meant that you had access to the front garden and the back garden , but as for being a garden flat it was below the level of the garden in the front and at the back it was on the level with the erm green grass at the back of the house , it was also along side of the trolley bus depot , so there it was considerably noisy , nevertheless it was a self contained flat , the first one we 'd had , no the second one we 'd had and we were perfectly happy there although of course it did have minor difficulties , the fact that you used the front door with people who had flats on the other remaining three floors , but nevertheless it did involve you in a certain amount of community living , you were aware of your neighbours , you had to be very conscious of them and they were very conscious of you . |
| 18 | And it meant that jobs you 'd already got planned |
| 19 | And it meant that I had free access to the whole of the so much so , I had a key to the bottom of entry in er access to the firm and I could get in when I liked . |
| 20 | And it means that when we cook and eat puddings we can do so wholeheartedly . |
| 21 | It means that Mrs Thatcher 's great reforming legacy is safe and will be built on and it means that Britain 's Euro-sceptic approach to Maastricht will dominate our coming Euro-presidency at a time when the federalist dream is turning sour all over Europe . |
| 22 | It is cheaper than the proprietary machines most organisations use and it means that users have a wide choice of suppliers . |
| 23 | And it means that we could make changes if we needed to . |
| 24 | This is a firm rule , and it means that the courts will not force publishers to withdraw or recall books and magazines from distribution if they are prepared to swear an affidavit verifying their intention to justify the allegation which is the subject matter of the libel . |
| 25 | ‘ Unfortunately there is nothing we can do about it and it means that the athletes from Durham and Cumbria will not get a second chance of achieving the English Schools qualifying standards . ’ |
| 26 | That , more than anything , was what he wanted and it means that we will be able to continue with the action , with Mrs McTear taking over , ’ he said . |
| 27 | yes , now do n't say do n't , yeah that 's right just do n't forget that we are , actually still going up and it means that we 're , erm , but we 're out of it , but we 're coming out slowly , we 're technically out , if you put technically you 'll get a pass |
| 28 | No , it 's not the case , they are X-ray images that we are looking at and it means that we can have er real time conversation with the doctors at the other end to advise whether the patient should be transferred to us or stay within the , in the hospital where they are , er whatever 's best at the time . |
| 29 | And if it meant that Senna were to lose the championship , then the legal ramifications would be far-reaching . |
| 30 | It added : ‘ It would be a tragedy if the frustrations and the hardships that the recession has caused , and for some it is still causing , if it meant that Britain threw away all the achievements of the last decade . |