Example sentences of "[pron] mean [v-ing] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | we 're not a society yet , so I mean thinking about that , we have tried to become a society before . |
| 2 | And if we have n't got a full slate well I mean looking at that list we 're doing quite well . |
| 3 | Yeah but I , I think that 's the importance basically I mean reading through this it 's very easy to sort of in , in a way you know go , go to this point of view because it was written at the time , but I mean we , we still now that it was a very sort of say left wing point of view |
| 4 | revolution has already happened , I mean according to this the , the landlord 's political power 's been smashed |
| 5 | By ‘ symphonically conceived ’ I mean relying on large-scale musical argument rather than on imagery derived from what the Germans call ‘ applied music ’ , angewandte Musik ( for stage , film , circus , etc. ) and by extension , not dependent on overt reference to contemporary events . |
| 6 | Cos I do n't th I mean looking at this it 's one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen , sixteen competencies there . |
| 7 | Upon getting airborne , Crocker decided to continue the trip which meant flying with two feet on the left rudder pedal in order to keep the aircraft straight , for the whole flight at a reduced speed of 150mph . |
| 8 | The Conon Corbetts are reached most easily by Strath Conon , which means starting on minor roads at either Muir of Ord or Marybank — places now much more off-route with the fast western approach via the Black Isle Bridge . |
| 9 | Carrying anything by land was still expensive , even in settled areas , and was even more expensive when there were no roads — Roger Williams travelled only 50 miles from Boston to set up Rhode Island but this was a serious matter when it meant marching through uncut forest . |
| 10 | I took hold of the snow hook , but to release it meant hauling in some slack on the line . |
| 11 | A reporter 's job is to stay put and tell us what she can , even if it means crawling to objectionable people . |