Example sentences of "[subord] it mean [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ I have n't got a grandmother but if I had one I would shoot her in the foot if it meant getting three points . ’ |
| 2 | Until more interesting work was available he felt he had no option but to keep the men in his charge fully occupied and if it meant using eight men to undertake a task which could be accomplished in a fraction of the time by a machine , well — the men were n't going anywhere . |
| 3 | He had to find all the time he could to write the play , even if it meant neglecting other matters , not least because it would be his first composition since the award of the Nobel Prize . |
| 4 | 1993 is a time to put everything you 've got into your career and ambitions , even if it means sacrificing some fun . |
| 5 | At each mealtime eat enough to satisfy your appetite , even if it means having second helpings of vegetables . |
| 6 | Annabelle 's father insists that any furniture order is delivered the same day , even if it means driving fifty miles and doing the driving and shifting himself . |
| 7 | We er er erm in this country have a very bitter experience with B C C I , it was n't just the knock it took to the regulatory system but I need hardly remind this house there are thousands of people who lost everything they had and that and there are many people who lost everything they had and feel that this house has not taken their concern seriously and it 's something the minister must show that the government is willing to pursue these matters , even if it means introducing primary legislation . |
| 8 | Furthermore the 1951 French elections had brought a considerable number of Gaullists into the National Assembly who opposed EDC , not so much because it meant arming German soldiers , but because it would ‘ surrender ’ the command of the French Army to a supranational institution . |
| 9 | ‘ Ageism ’ is objectionable , not because it means admitting these connections , but because it means treating old people — or children — badly . |
| 10 | ‘ Ageism ’ is objectionable , not because it means admitting these connections , but because it means treating old people — or children — badly . |
| 11 | David Green , Passenger Manager was absolutely thrilled with the response even though it meant adding extra coaches to some trains especially the 18.00 departure on Sunday . |