Example sentences of "[pers pn] mean an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean an occasion like this . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You mean an astrologer ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You mean an intruder ? ’ |
| 4 | ( 1977 ) put it , " By a natural monopoly we mean an industry whose cost function is such that no combination of several firms can produce an industry output vector as cheaply as it can be provided by a single supplier' ( p. 350 ) . |
| 5 | By an incomes policy I take it that , for the purposes of our discussion , we mean an attempt to influence the value of money by operating directly upon specific prices ; and price of course includes earnings , i.e. the price of a quantity of labour in a particular application . |
| 6 | Becket had , indeed , died for the liberty of the Church , if by that we mean an acceptance of the universal law of the Church and the freedom of the church courts to try certain cases and exercise jurisdiction over the clergy as a separate caste . |