Example sentences of "meant they could " in BNC.
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| 1 | That meant they could leave the hotel by themselves . |
| 2 | However , they had an ulterior motive : perfume , particularly rose , was believed to quell the intoxicating effects of alcohol , which meant they could drink more ! |
| 3 | Regardless of where their support came from , the fact was that possession of 38 seats in the Volkstag meant they could now rule with little or no reference to the other parties . |
| 4 | Selling mostly proprietary technology to a niche market meant they could charge high prices : on average , gross profit margins in the workstation business have been 15–20% higher than those in the PC industry . |
| 5 | They were once so poverty-stricken they were known through the valley of the Tees as people who ‘ christened calves , hoppled lops and knee-banded spiders ’ That meant they could afford so few cattle that each one had a name ( a tradition perpetuated by Hannah. ) , and lops ( lice ) and spiders had their legs tied together to prevent them running away |
| 6 | This meant they could be midwives or nurses , but not doctors . |
| 7 | The landlord was glad to leave preparing the room to Auntie Hetty and Philippa , and it meant they could pop in and out during the week bringing now the cake stand , now extra vases for flowers . |
| 8 | All the birds taken from the sanctuary had been fitted with microchip implants , which meant they could be clearly indentified when they were recovered . |
| 9 | When Bilal Shebib and Samir Medina came to Stoke Mandeville for treatment in 1987 , their severe spinal injuries meant they could n't even sit up . |
| 10 | Many were angered that work or school meant they could not share the moments of glory after watching the team all season . |