Example sentences of "it [vb mod] mean a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless their rebellion is paradoxical — it may mean a baby and a home and an income , but it also means exile from the culture of their own generation and the political resources available to the employed , respectable working class and its representatives . |
| 2 | For a monolingual speaker , it may mean a shift of style within what is perceived to be the same language . |
| 3 | The construct chain in line A is open to many interpretations , but the phrase a highway for our God' in line B is unambiguous : it must mean a road for Yahweh to wall : along-just as a " highway for the remnant of his people " in Isa 11.16 , and a " way for the redeemed to pass over " in 51.10 are paths for Israel to wall : on . |
| 4 | Inwardly praying that she might be able to show her piety and understanding , she said , ‘ Yes , I 'm sure it must mean a lot to you . |
| 5 | It must mean a lot to her if it made her cry . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes — but unless I 'm mistaken it 'll mean a lot more to the man who attacked Anna . |
| 7 | If interest rates go down then it could mean a capital gain . |
| 8 | It could mean a solution to the food shortages Tanzania always faces , ’ says Ahmed . |
| 9 | But more significantly , it would mean a reduction in investment performance as more funds were switched into gilts and fixed interest stocks so as to meet the statutory solvency requirements . |
| 10 | Not that it would mean a damn . |
| 11 | The company said it would mean a pay cut of about 10pc , as sacked workers would be rehired at an existing union-agreed ‘ new worker ’ rate . |
| 12 | It would mean a night landing . |
| 13 | With the 12 countries already in the toils of a budget renegotiation , it would mean a delay of at least a year before the ambitious plans for monetary and political union could be relaunched . |
| 14 | For some it would mean a life on the streets , death , prison , a mess up . |
| 15 | In one respect , however , it would mean a change . |
| 16 | Proposing the resolution , Mr Kent said it would mean a cut of at least £5bn — a quarter of this year 's defence budget . |
| 17 | ‘ It would mean a saving of around £3,000 but I am also due to meet the Rhyl Town Council on Tuesday to discuss an alternative site which has not yet been revealed , ’ he added . |
| 18 | It would mean a visit to his house to get his National Insurance card , and then going through the intricacies and humiliations of getting money from the State . |
| 19 | Already I was wishing I 'd never been to see Angy , even though I knew how much being estranged from his family had hurt him and it would mean a lot to him to get the ring back . ’ |
| 20 | Cautioning may have fallen into disrepute but to abandon it will mean a return to the punitive policies that this government had only recently said had failed . |
| 21 | It will mean a slaughter . |
| 22 | For Darlington , Newcastle and Teesside passengers it will mean a change at York or Manchester Piccadilly . |
| 23 | For Darlington , Newcastle and Teesside passengers it will mean a change at York or Manchester Piccadilly . |
| 24 | Mark & I are driving south on Thursday , and as today 's an Edinburgh holiday , it will mean a 2–day working week for one ! |
| 25 | It will mean a reduction in services . |
| 26 | It will mean a knighthood for him if we succeed . ’ |
| 27 | Now if you take that through the examples they give , cos they 're quite good ones in there , it will mean a lot . |
| 28 | Of course it will mean a drop in salary but you need n't worry about the extra stress that goes with promotion because there wo n't be any promotion for you ever again . |
| 29 | It will mean a loss of hundreds of thousands of pounds . |
| 30 | If the accord is brought to fruition , it will mean a takeover by this foreigner , ’ he said . |