Example sentences of "[pron] [pron] mean the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh yes I I mean the Irish Water Spaniel well well we got ours because I was told it was the most intelligent dog in the world . |
| 2 | From evidence available this week , by which I mean the remarkable feats of sharp reflex and well-practised agility Peter Shilton performed against Poland in a crucial World Cup qualifying tie in Chorzow , England ought not to embark for Italy next summer without first packing trench tools and barbed wire , while giving some serious attention to the laying of mines in their penalty area . |
| 3 | Be aware of what is happening all over the world , but for goodness sake do n't allow the market — by which I mean the City — to guide the destiny of your company . |
| 4 | Hellen has remained my favourite gourmet cook ever since , by which I mean the last 38 years . |
| 5 | If I were you , sir , I 'd keep clear of Washington for some little time , by which I mean the rest of your life . ’ |
| 6 | By which I mean the range of potential response to the experience of climbing . |
| 7 | Coming out of the Musée Basque , and as you turn right to recross the Nive by the Pont Marengo , you can see facing you , a little upstream , a short sequence of the best , by which I mean the most distinctive , houses in Bayonne , narrow , half-timbered , six storeys high and standing none too straight . |
| 8 | The worst of it is , the Wild Wood is alive with the most hideous of micro-monsters ; by which I mean the so called Cathedral Bug — though ‘ bug ’ is too cosy a name for that black abortion — Satan 's Crab suits it better . |
| 9 | This definition suggests that public law in a broad sense ( not confining ourselves to the law of judicial review ) concerns the activities of governmental bodies , by which we mean the legislature , the departments of central government and the very large number of bodies and agencies which can be described as offshoots of these departments ( these are often called ‘ fringe bodies ’ ) , courts and tribunals , local government , and , perhaps , the police . |
| 10 | Suffice it to say that we think that at least one important human right can be described as a right — belonging equally to each human individual — to maximum ‘ positive freedom ’ , by which we mean the ability of people to make effective choices about their lives . |
| 11 | The low register of the flute , by which we mean the notes between and including is very rich and beautiful and has been much exploited by composers , especially those of the French school . |
| 12 | The form of report with which we are dealing we have termed the ‘ corporate report ’ , by which we mean the comprehensive package of information of all kinds which most completely describes an organization 's economic activity … |
| 13 | So we were all electric there but erm this house at it was erm it was a great time really that we we I mean the kids were happy together . |
| 14 | No more , and I do n't mean a new one I mean the old one you know . |
| 15 | The the one that , I know which one you mean the one that was just renovated . |
| 16 | and everybody seems to keep burying their head in the sa well when I say everybody I mean the Tech particularly are burying their head in the sand , they do n't seem to want to invest anything in preparing for , they 're called Youth Credits now are n't they ? |
| 17 | Er so I suspect it 's not worked out quite as we intended er and it I mean the main problem is that it 's it 's it 's cost us time , cost me time which I would rather have spent on something else but there we are . |
| 18 | it it came to be that it was the older men usually that were asked to do it I mean the people I suppose maybe felt it was more suitable to have older folk coming in to their houses . |
| 19 | it 's not pronounced in mine , but , some er they say that with where it 's gone away , you know , there 's all sorts of things that can prove it I mean the obvious thing is we came from somewhere did n't we ? , we did n't just drop here with a flash of light and er they 've studied plants and other animals and they evolved . |
| 20 | But we did n't have to , what I mean the point is that we did n't have to tell , have to tell them , they already knew . |
| 21 | if he says a third , write it on the order form , do you see what I mean the order form closing ? |
| 22 | You know what I mean the prices are reasonable I ca n't even hang it I put them , leave them in the bag . |
| 23 | What you mean the pink bits on the edge ? |
| 24 | what you mean the |
| 25 | Yeah , I what you mean the ones behind Miss er |