Example sentences of "[vb past] not mean it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he said to Cassin " Nous sommes la France " , he did not mean it in a rhetorical sense . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't mean it as a compliment . ’ |
| 3 | so I went and saw him and he goes I did n't mean it as a slut as , as in a promiscuous woman |
| 4 | ‘ When I said I love Moira , I did n't mean it in a romantic fashion . |
| 5 | I did n't mean it in the cold-blooded way it seems to have turned out . ’ |
| 6 | They laughed , although she had not meant it as a joke . |
| 7 | He had n't meant it as a rebuke , but Nell flinched . |
| 8 | The other , even though it was certain that he had n't meant it as a compliment , was his ‘ Brainy as well as beautiful ! ’ comment . |