Example sentences of "he mean [prep] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what did he mean by that last sentence ? |
| 2 | What did he mean by that sombre ‘ quite ’ ? |
| 3 | She still did n't understand what he meant by all that , no matter how much he explained . |
| 4 | She wondered what he meant by that last remark about his brother , so quickly bitten off , but she knew better than to ask . |
| 5 | ‘ That 's all right , then , ’ she answered weakly , not daring to ask what he meant by this last cryptic announcement . |
| 6 | What exactly had he meant by that stupid , spiteful threat ? |
| 7 | What had he meant by that last remark ? she wondered , her skin prickling with tension . |