Example sentences of "[Wh det] [pron] mean the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Hellen has remained my favourite gourmet cook ever since , by which I mean the last 38 years . |
| 4 | If I were you , sir , I 'd keep clear of Washington for some little time , by which I mean the rest of your life . ’ |
| 5 | By which I mean the range of potential response to the experience of climbing . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 … |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | if he says a third , write it on the order form , do you see what I mean the order form closing ? |
| 14 | You know what I mean the prices are reasonable I ca n't even hang it I put them , leave them in the bag . |
| 15 | What you mean the pink bits on the edge ? |
| 16 | what you mean the |
| 17 | Yeah , I what you mean the ones behind Miss er |