Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [verb] n't [adv] mean " in BNC.
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1 | I think there 's always a danger of being a bit simplistic about children who I think have a right to their own family , and that does n't just mean parents , it means grandparents , people who can talk to them about their past , the past of the family . |
2 | Being certified deaf and blind does n't necessarily mean that people live in total blackness or silence . |
3 | You need a tonic — but that does n't necessarily mean visiting the doctor ! |
4 | You know , we can produc we could consume a lot more manufactured goods , but that does n't necessarily mean that trade will rise . |
5 | She gave herself a mental shake ; Marianne was simply like many other egocentric actresses she 'd met — interested more in herself than in anything else — but that did n't necessarily mean she was trying to shut Shannon out . |
6 | Employers will , of course , want to make clear to you the level of personal responsibility you will be expected to take within the remit of your job description ( for a sample job description , see chapter 2 ) , but this does n't necessarily mean that they are trying to warn off the less confident . |
7 | Big animals tend to have big brains partly just because they are big , but this does n't necessarily mean that they are , in any interesting sense , ‘ cleverer ’ . |
8 | But this did n't necessarily mean , from my point of view , that we had to go around with Oliver . |