Example sentences of "mean some [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be clear , without needing to elaborate the point , that if bio-evolutionary changes mean some species are excessively small or large beyond or below the optimum , the extinction of that species is likely to occur . |
| 2 | ‘ They have minimum interest rates which mean some people are paying four per cent more than they should , ’ he said yesterday . |
| 3 | I mean some people are looking at me as though I 've just revealed some dread secret |
| 4 | Erm I mean some people say , quite wrongly , that it 's something that does n't take any part in the reaction but speeds it up , but how can it do that . |
| 5 | as far as part time work goes and supply work , because erm that work is sort of quite spasmodic I suppose it can be I mean some people do a regular amount some do bits here and there . |
| 6 | Er I mean some people like reggae music , some people like body popping and things like this , there 's all different taste . |
| 7 | Er without having a good relationship with the people in the flats , er if I mean some people if they say see something going off , they 'll turn their you know , turn their back and they do n't want to know . |
| 8 | never , I mean some people go around just like twins do n't they ? |
| 9 | I mean some people say it diffidence some people say it 's considerate so you have to then try and go a bit further beyond the actual differences to find out what the reasons behind them are . |
| 10 | I mean some people actually erm depends what you think of as positive . |
| 11 | I mean some people have a knack . |
| 12 | But I 'm as long as you 're careful I mean some people |
| 13 | I do n't know what , I mean some people may , you know , may not even perceive you know the concept of sin so I got rid of that |
| 14 | I mean some people adopt the approach of trying to d do it all in about two hours just before the deadline so they do n't have time to feel self critical erm I think perhaps if you can , you know , rather than , rather than trying to do it all at once I mean the business of , of going through successive drafts of things and gradually getting them better and better , I mean the first drafts of things that I write are , are usually just scribbles on the back of a piece of paper that 's , with something else on the front |
| 15 | but erm you know I mean some people do actually get total , totally pissed off with the university and the course and everything and , and decide to chuck it in , you know , er in which case |
| 16 | But , I mean some people th |
| 17 | And er some of us seemed to be more awkward than others , I mean some people 's feet when you look at them and , and areas like that , that , you think well why did Jehovah make them like that , they 're so ugly and yet without them where would we be ? |
| 18 | Oh no , I know that , I know that I mean some people find some things easy , some people find some things hard , do n't they ? |
| 19 | He would n't of put it behind the car I mean some people are stupid but |
| 20 | Yeah that 's right , I mean some people do n't |
| 21 | But that 's exactly the same me and Ady having this bungalow built , I mean some people been ever so funny . |
| 22 | I mean some people just do n't expect you to let them out so they 're dreaming mostly . |
| 23 | I mean some people were quite willing to answer it and they were quite willing to say what stereotypes they usually employ and others j er just clam up and said , oh I never judge people , and I thought yeah liar doing all the time ? biggest gossips in the office and she 's never got a good word to say about anyone , she 's always digging the dirt but when I presented her with it , I never try to judge people . |
| 24 | answer , I mean some people would be totally happy to yeah , fine but I 'm sure there 'll be other people who , you know , I want some more er |
| 25 | I mean some people obviously try to comply with it . |
| 26 | In Geurrero State this waiting period was apparently not too long but it appeared that in other areas delays and crowded court lists inevitably meant some people spending a considerable time in custody . |
| 27 | That means some people may require one-third fewer calories than others , depending upon their metabolic type . |