Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] i mean " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | Or do I mean all the same technique ? |
| 2 | It 's a matter of investigation — or do I mean snooping ? ’ |
| 3 | Or do I mean no ? |
| 4 | ‘ It seems from the eager glint in your eye that you are a practised hand … or do I mean foot ? ’ |
| 5 | As the dawn breaks , she drags out a battered cardboard boxfile with a rusty clasp , from behind a stack of unread texts on the deconstruction — or do I mean demolition ? — of cinematic narrative . |
| 6 | Or do I mean Bunyanesque ? |
| 7 | Or do I mean , why is an elephant a god ? ’ |
| 8 | Or do I mean that ? |
| 9 | Nor do I mean people who are generally in favour of human happiness , welfare , dignity and rights , as indeed I am myself . |
| 10 | Nor do I mean that it bears the imprint of the time when it arose . |