Example sentences of "i mean " in BNC.

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1 By ‘ modernity ’ I mean the ephemeral , the fugitive , the contingent , the half of art whose other half is the eternal and the immutable .
2 The nature of Burne-Jones 's aims and predilections in art are well-enough known by this time , and have been defined by himself absolutely fitted to this thought : ‘ I mean by a picture a beautiful romantic dream of something that never was , never will be — in a light better than any light that ever shone — in a land no one can define or remember , only desire . ’
3 Know what I mean , I 'm just being honest with ye .
4 I deny I get long holidays , that 's what I mean .
5 Yet , to avoid deceit , I mean to learn ;
6 Do you know what I mean by a relatively free press , Mr Wagner ? …
7 I mean a free press which is edited by one of my relatives .
8 But the thing is that now , I mean now that most of them have got some sort of house , an' there 's food an' money around , they know they 're better off but , honest , they know they 've got nothin' as well .
9 And in tutorials there is opportunity to take well judged risks — by which I mean being unafraid of going for the character and seeing where it leads — even with well known speeches .
10 I mean , sight reading is another thing and not everyone is good at that , but it helps if you are .
11 I mean , radio work classes helped a lot in that respect .
12 I mean I had no idea that by doing ‘ I left no ring with her ’ by Viola I was doing something that must have been heard a hundred times that day — I had no idea .
13 I mean , Sugar and Spice for example by Nigel Williams ; I 'd love to have a go at doing the part of Sharon sometime , I think anything that is well written — that 's important .
14 I think there is always an element of typecasting that is sensible , I mean it does n't have to be restrictive .
15 I mean the most exciting moment of all is when you are actually chosen for a part — after that initial excitement it 's a bit downhill — not because the work is n't marvellous but because the first challenge is the peak .
16 Auditions are quite unreal — I mean , how can anyone show what they are about by coming into a room and doing the opening speech of a play ?
17 I mean that the novel has always given the impression that third person narration can narrate what it is I am feeling .
18 You see what I mean ? he said to me .
19 I mean I 'm abandoning it , I said .
20 I mean , you must be .
21 I mean , do n't you …
22 ‘ But , I mean to say , I did always think I would inherit one day , with Jack being such a confirmed … ’
23 I mean , I 've hardly met any of you , let alone … , ’
24 I mean , the girl was n't even married to him yet .
25 I mean , I expect it 's difficult to manage without harming them . ’
26 I mean , if it was there , I 'd have it !
27 I mean , it 's like what they say , trouble always comes in threes , does n't it ? ’
28 I mean , I 'm not saying I want us to be living at the top of a tower block on some vandalized estate but there 's more to life than this , I know there is . ’
29 I mean — ’
30 I mean , you use words like ‘ incandescent ’ and ‘ eminently ’ .
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