Example sentences of "[vb -s] not mean i " in BNC.

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1 Just because unsubstantiated rumours abound that Terry 's brother Ted occasionally supplies me with specialist literature from the Continent , it does not mean I am taking backhanders or looking favourably towards Terry when including him in the first team .
2 But — hoo-ha ! — this does not mean I have to stay in one particular mirror .
3 If my list of cons against Alfieri seems great , it does not mean I dislike everything he does for as I 've said he plays the important role of introduction and conclusion which I like especially and count as a clever idea on the part of Miller .
4 I obviously love to see Leeds win , and just because I 've predicted a draw , that does not mean I do not think Leeds are capable of winning .
5 Well , to clarify , I have a season ticket for Ibrox and I also ‘ support ’ leeds united , but since I see Rangers play every week , I would probably class them as my number one team — this does not mean I do nt like Leeds — its all a matter of prioritising the teams .
6 ‘ Us ’ , you understand , does n't mean me and my wife ; it means me and my lawyer against her and her lawyer .
7 ‘ JUST because I was n't interned in 1981 does n't mean I 'm not a Polish patriot too , ’ fumed a member of the Karczmiska Communist party committee .
8 ‘ I 'm available for Test selection , but that does n't mean I 'll necessarily be picked , ’ the former Kiwi World Cup captain said .
9 Just because I do n't have a Tech-Green sci-cert , does n't mean I do n't have a mind .
10 Just because I earn my living through my own body does n't mean I do n't have feelings or morals .
11 Even though I 've accepted myself , it does n't mean I would n't want to look better sometimes .
12 Frankly I would love to go to bed with you ; but that does n't mean I fail to recognise that you have a mind , a spirit .
13 But that does n't mean I have to be involved in this kind of nauseous business . ’
14 I remember being at my desk and telling her , ‘ Even if you do n't hear me typing it does n't mean I 'm not writing … . ’
15 That does n't mean I started parking cars ; it 's what they call a caddie who waits in the club ‘ s parking lot for a bag .
16 I may make a mess of this but that does n't mean I 'm stupid .
17 ‘ Just because I left him , ’ she said , ‘ it does n't mean I stopped loving him .
18 This does n't mean I am going to abandon representational art .
19 It does n't mean I wo n't . ’
20 That sounded wistful so she added robustly , ‘ I know I said I liked seeing the crowd in here but that does n't mean I ca n't manage on my own .
21 ‘ I owe the club a great deal because they took a chance on me , but that does n't mean I will do anything stupid . ’
22 ‘ That does n't mean I think all men are rapists but … it means a significant proportion of the men around us in that situation of social breakdown would rape and I ca n't even begin to digest that notion . ’
23 This does n't mean I am going to abandon representational art .
24 I wrote a song about a satellite once but that does n't mean I am a satellite , does it ?
25 That does n't mean I necessarily disagree either , but if I 'm asked a question I give an answer .
26 It does n't mean I 'll be completely outrageous .
27 Does n't mean I 'm going to die prematurely just because my face has character . ’
28 My little red RYA Level 1 Certificate does n't mean I can now start my solo circumnavigation of the world , but I like to think it 's a step in the right direction .
29 Because one person lets me down it does n't mean I 'm unloveable ’ .
30 Sharp Samson are paying me more , not as much as I was offered by the others , but I 'm satisfied because more money does n't mean I 'll be faster or happier .
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