Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] mean the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such lexical chains need not necessarily consist of words which mean the same , however . |
| 2 | Well , well his parents I mean the extreme Protestants are , are on the rise I mean in South America you know I mean the world 's largest Pentecostal Churches are in Lima and Peru and millions are now becoming erm born-again Christians in South America . |
| 3 | There are games in our region and as you rightly say they 're great for us but er I would n't say that they 're Derbies I mean the Derbies are are Birmingham West Brom and West Brom |
| 4 | It 's all good fun royal visits I mean the last |
| 5 | Well I think Robert 's , er I mean Robert 's always a good guide on these matters I mean the F |
| 6 | By duties I mean the responsibilities of which teachers ' work is composed . |
| 7 | Same with petrol stations I mean the way they spill the petrol . |
| 8 | The standard SII Land Rover has 4.7:1 diffs which mean the pinion shaft of the differential turns 4.7 times ( as does the prop shaft . |
| 9 | By saying that the account explains considered judgements we mean the following . |
| 10 | Yeah I like to , I like to have a go at different things I mean the the the other the other lunchtime we had you know he came in at lunchtime and er Shirley had gone somewhere Ann and er I 'll have the chicken kiev for me please so so I went and did it did you cook that for him ? |
| 11 | Er it sort of goes in four ways I mean the fathers talk more directly than the mothers whether or not it 's a boy or a girl they 're talking to . |
| 12 | It follows from this that in a recognition test subjects will find it extremely difficult to distinguish one of the early sentences in a passage from similar sentences which mean the same . |
| 13 | However , if a sentence has only just been heard , subjects should be able to tell the difference between that sentence and all other sentences — even sentences which mean the same . |
| 14 | Due to the sawing process , all slates are absolutely flat and of a very even and regular thickness , advantageous factors which mean the fixer does not have to sort the product on-site . |