Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] mean [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh aye aye er there was always that in the back of their mind that the the more rivets they put in per day , although it meant more money at the end of the week possibly , er it also meant that the the boat was therefore progressing or the ship was progressing that quick , that they were getting nearer the gate as the the saying went . |
| 2 | Fortunately , that family was able to put in extra money — although it meant some sacrifices , such as doing without holidays and so on — but I contend that if those two girls had come from a less fortunate background , they simply would not have been able to continue their courses in current circumstances . |
| 3 | ‘ Just say no ’ does n't say much , no more than it means much to say to a slave , ‘ Enjoy your slavery ’ or to the poor , ‘ Shut up and accept your lot . ’ |
| 4 | Er without having a good relationship with the people in the flats , er if I mean some people if they say see something going off , they 'll turn their you know , turn their back and they do n't want to know . |
| 5 | Cos I mean that 's what their publicity machine is there for |
| 6 | cos I mean that 's |
| 7 | Well I would n't have chosen them for March cos I mean that 's very nice |
| 8 | cos I mean that , that 's just a joke that |
| 9 | Cos I mean that 's stupid ! |
| 10 | I mean if I tell you where I want dug over , then if you 're not working at the weekend , we can umm dig everything over and then , cos I mean that area down there , it would take no time at all for you to pave . |
| 11 | Cos I mean that 's something because they 're at work they build up with |
| 12 | I know , I mean er I mean yeah I 've got used to her sort of like criticizing everything and everyone in sight cos I mean that 's all she ever does is to criticize and complain . |
| 13 | And therefore for for various reasons their interest in driving , in most cases , not all , cos I mean some of them are very good , but in most cases their interest in driving i is is limited to what they 're gon na do in their time off . |
| 14 | cos I mean some places that are fairly big th the , if you 've got hundred in they just , it looks empty do n't it ? |
| 15 | Cos I mean those mental rotation tasks are , you know , fairly standard er cognitive tests that |
| 16 | In the fridge of course , Léonie said : if you mean that tarragon stuff . |
| 17 | But if it meant this I ought to know it . |
| 18 | They would gladly put up with a certain level of pregnancy risk if it meant fewer side effects . |
| 19 | Hall argued , however , that even this least satisfactory outcome would be worth while if it meant some of the long-term unemployed in the inner cities obtained jobs , and were thus able to climb up the skills and income levels . |
| 20 | He could n't bear the thought of a child like Anna ever being subjected to the indecencies and ugliness of a house such as Claybury 's , and he vowed that from now on he would work only to make life for lunatics stress-free and tolerable , even if it meant less money for himself . |
| 21 | They might see it as better to take-over their main supplier , even if it means that company losing some existing orders from competing manufacturers of food products ; * buyers may deliberately seek international suppliers , so as to maintain their choice and retain some degree of control over the prices and terms of supply . |
| 22 | I mean even at the risk of probably er the other suppliers making a bit more than us if it means that . |
| 23 | even if it means that this year Yeah yeah . |
| 24 | And after scoring the derby winner against Everton in March , Rosy said : ‘ I 'd like to stay at Liverpool but not if it means another season on the bench . ’ |
| 25 | When both taxes and public spending seemed out of control at the end of the Callaghan era , the proportion of voters telling Gallup that ‘ taxes should be cut even if it means some reduction in government services such as health , education and welfare ’ was exactly the same as the proportion saying ‘ government services such as health , education and welfare should be extended even if it means some increase in taxes ’ . |
| 26 | When both taxes and public spending seemed out of control at the end of the Callaghan era , the proportion of voters telling Gallup that ‘ taxes should be cut even if it means some reduction in government services such as health , education and welfare ’ was exactly the same as the proportion saying ‘ government services such as health , education and welfare should be extended even if it means some increase in taxes ’ . |
| 27 | It was hard to tell if he meant this as a warning , a threat or an offer of assistance . |
| 28 | Unless I mean this hedgehog could have been done if I left it could n't it ? |
| 29 | Oh very much so because I mean all through this er through this period the communists are making , they , they want to unite themselves firmly with the peasants |
| 30 | No we could n't say nothing because I mean that was a time when you had a good job then , unemployment was just the same in the nineteen thirties . |