Example sentences of "[Wh det] means [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to their normal teaching duties , many college teachers will teach evening-class students , which means they may not be back at college until late the following day . |
| 2 | Each achieves 137mph on Millbrook 's bowl which means they 'll nudge 140 on the straight . |
| 3 | Er it 's important to keep that constant twenty four hours a day there 's a danger area when new born babies are actually put into their own rooms , particularly in the winter , if they 're in the room with their , with their parents and the room temperature falls very low , the parent 's likely to notice and get cold themselves which means they 'll pay attention to the baby , if the baby is far end of the house , up the north end where the wind 's blowing , right , er what else can we do to keep the baby warm ? |
| 4 | Certain types of pulsating stars , known as Cepheids and R R Lyrae , have the same absolute brightness — which means they would be equally bright if seen from the same distance . |
| 5 | Both partners have their own Capital Gains Tax allowance , which means they can make a profit on the sale of assets such as shares or property up to this limit without incurring any liability of CGT . |
| 6 | Simple carbohydrates are digested quickly , while complex ones are digested slowly , which means they can provide more energy and stamina . |
| 7 | A Morrissey fan said : ‘ By sending the original tickets you 're giving up the only proof you ever had of having bought them , which means they can just ignore you . |
| 8 | If their hours of work can also be limited to less than 16 hours a week , then these workers will also fall outside the employment protection legislation , which means they can be used even more flexibly and cheaply as they then forgo rights to certain occupational benefits ( which now comprise a further 9 per cent of labour costs ) . |
| 9 | Apart from programs designed for vertical markets or specially written for a particular job , most of the products you 'll find are ‘ pen aware ’ which means they can recognize a pen as both a mouse and an input device , but do n't have any other facilities to take advantage of the pen . |
| 10 | Now , all these products are water soluble which means they can be rinsed off with water . |
| 11 | The company has made huge advances by introducing solid state and microchip technology , which means they can process results faster than ever before . |
| 12 | I.e. we want to create the impression that we are good people to do business with , so our customers come back and buy more of our books , so that makes more money for the company , which means they can pay us more money . |
| 13 | And erm er from what I 've seen I mean people are often at football games for ten o'clock kick off and so on , which means er that 's just one example , which means they could be away , half past eight in the morning . |
| 14 | SOME disabled people may qualify for a new parking facility which means they could always reserve a space outside their home . |
| 15 | All but five of the players are from British Columbia which means they should be match hard and fit after a full domestic season . |
| 16 | Forty points are required for a champion and four of these green stars must be majors , which means they must have five points or more . |
| 17 | Even all the London press were raving about Leeds … which means they MUST have been good … okay , the team ; |
| 18 | Most importantly , UK students will have the ability to compete with other EC students in more than one language , which means they will be playing on a level field . |
| 19 | ‘ I understand you 've got a legal problem which means we ca n't go too deeply into that , but from the outside is it hurting you a little bit ? ’ |
| 20 | As I 'm not prepared to risk meeting Louis and his Mafia friends I ca n't go back to pick up the replacement VHF set — which means we might well be without radio contact all the way to Greece . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Which means we 'll be staying in tonight . |
| 22 | ‘ This morning I 'm taking you up the coast to my house overlooking the Sound , and if the weather stays as good as it is at the moment we 'll spend the afternoon on the beach at Hornbaek , which means we 'll go right past Kronberg — we can even stop off and take the tour if it appeals to you . ’ |
| 23 | I 'm trying the Cov office now which means we 'll have to sit with sad people singing Jolly Boating Weather with lyrics by Jimmy Hill . |
| 24 | you know , I have got to get , I mean we 've got to be ready at four ai n't we , which means we 'll have to be ready before we get there , |
| 25 | Which means we can provide a better service . |
| 26 | ‘ Which means we can find out where he called from , ’ said Golding . |
| 27 | ‘ Which means you 'll be flying , ’ she whispered dully . |
| 28 | Which means you 'll be able to relax as you 're whisked away at speeds of up to 90 mph. making your journey a good deal quicker . |
| 29 | ’ Which means you 'll fall back into the Vid , ’ she said . |
| 30 | ‘ Which means you 'll look gorgeous for Christmas drinks , ’ said Faye , ‘ and give your family a lovely surprise on Christmas Day . ’ |