Example sentences of "meant that i " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doing Ophelia on stage before taking up the BBC contract meant that I went there with a little track record — I 'd been blooded , if you like , and it made the whole thing a lot better . |
| 2 | This meant that I could n't lead my own life at all ; when I complained about this to my husband he laughed it off . |
| 3 | It meant that I could still do what I regard as a worthwhile job . |
| 4 | The amounts of exercise I did meant that I had to eat more than my father ! |
| 5 | The very stillness of his muscles meant that I 'd touched something he 'd thought hidden . |
| 6 | However a 55 minute delivery when I was already on the way home on a Wednesday afternoon , meant that I missed it . |
| 7 | Depressingly , this meant that I was within sight , sound and smell of their superior rations , bacon-burgers , goulash , and bolognese . |
| 8 | I had also agreed to load up out of sight , though within easy walking distance , of villages — it would be as as if I had gone into the villages for supplies , but this way meant that I would n't attract anyone 's attention . |
| 9 | This meant that I walked further than recorded . |
| 10 | ‘ It meant that I 'd got through all my policies … [ they ] all had a little bit of fun and expression and there was no change in policy . |
| 11 | This meant that I had a variety of other ‘ close ones ’ to look after me , and a rota was instituted . |
| 12 | Early in 1921 , a slight chill and a few spots on my chest meant that I was away from school for a couple of days . |
| 13 | It also meant that I became much more familiar with the area I lived in and the people around . ’ |
| 14 | Winning the title meant that I was selected for Great Britain to run against West Germany in Dortmund . |
| 15 | It meant that I had to renew my Jamaican passport . |
| 16 | All this meant that I no longer felt personally responsible for separatism . |
| 17 | The presence of all these species also meant that I had a good chance of spotting the birds that preyed on them . |
| 18 | This meant that I had , from the beginning , to spend a lot of time with my family while Dawn was learning to sit on my fist . |
| 19 | I have loved rugby union all my life and will continue so to do ; the thrilling Australian rugby league tourists of 1982 and 1986 meant that I could no longer choose to ignore the other code of rugby football . |
| 20 | This also meant that I could scrub against the painting support and even use a wet brush loaded with water to lift out partially dried acrylic colour . |
| 21 | This meant that I was free to respond to the effects that developed as I worked and I got a feel both for the subject and the pastels I was using . |
| 22 | It meant that I had another thirty miles in his car . |
| 23 | Being unemployed in the TA was a positive advantage as it meant that I could devote all my time to training . |
| 24 | I felt relieved that I had my scar from the fight at the summer party and so looked the same as everybody else — I was afraid of appearing different or clever which meant that I would be noticed by the Corporals and picked on by all the others . |
| 25 | Wilson was quick to see how provocative such a development would be to the shipowners and refused to accept the post , though he confessed to have been " foolish enough to have allowed myself to be nominated and elected as honorary general manager , which meant that I was lending my name to an organization over which I had no control " . |
| 26 | My activities had no goal and no aspiration , and I had no competitors , which meant that I rapidly acquired the confidence of the leadership of the Labour Party . |
| 27 | I was n't a bound apprentice , as such , I did n't have to er it meant that I did n't have to stay with them . |
| 28 | It is typical of my childishness to suppose Pa meant that I should have ice cream — today . |
| 29 | So I was selected as company runner , which meant that I was also a kind of servant , I forget the word … ’ |
| 30 | I did n't relish this : not least because it meant that I did n't break my silence until the cheese course . |