Example sentences of "does n't mean [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It does n't mean a thing , ’ he said .
2 But it does n't mean a damned thing .
3 You see , we only get the German news in this Place , and of course that does n't mean a thing ’
4 One point to note here , the EQ can be programmed to appear in the distortion patch or not , as required , so a bright rhythm sound does n't mean a thin , weedy lead sound .
5 OK , so the Carry On movies tap an essential strain of British humour and are relevant again in the post-alternative age , but that does n't mean a new Carry On was a good idea — after all , Sid James ' devilish cackle really is irreplaceable .
6 ‘ It does n't mean a damn thing when he says we have low interest rates .
7 But that does n't mean a thing in any other way .
8 Does n't mean a thing , ducks , one way or the other .
9 ‘ I ordered beds for you weeks ago , and the company promised faithfully they 'll be delivered tomorrow morning , but that does n't mean a thing .
10 That does n't mean a takeover or a dismantling of the statutory sector — it means a partnership and a working together — the mixed economy that Griffiths referred to .
11 I 've travelled a bit , done things as you put it , but that does n't mean a thing .
12 Does n't mean a thing to me . ’
13 A caution does n't mean a criminal record but it does mean the police can solve crime with the minimum of fuss .
14 ‘ Gender does n't mean a thing to this hard-nosed bunch : their contempt for all of us is perfectly impartial .
15 What 's gone on in the media these past six months does n't mean a thing .
16 But that does n't mean a thing .
17 ‘ Just by joining the ratings system does n't mean a player will immediately come up against Bates or Durie , ’ the LTA 's events manager Gavin Fletcher told me .
18 She said : ‘ They traded in our political self-respect for representation on a committee which does n't mean a thing to anyone .
19 If it says finance , it does n't mean a building society .
20 Yeah , mate , I 've just got in myself change stations but er Richard 's just talking about some kid who died from meningitis but it does n't mean a lot these days does it ?
21 it does n't mean a thing
22 And so we 've got to desire to have our broken relationship with God restored , you see we need to receive what God offers in Christ , the fact that Christ died for our sins does not mean a thing to us until we say yes I accept it for me , I believe you died for me , I receive it , I 'm linked into it , you see your house can be , let me give you a very simple illustration , your house is linked up with er Eastern Electricity and there is so many er I du n no what , what the what it is , but there is the power there , the there are , there are kilo watts of power on tap in your home , but in the winter you 're cold , when it gets dark outside , it 's dark inside the cooker , the electric cooker does n't work , the fridge is not operating the food is going rotten , you ca n't watch a programme on television , why , because you have n't plugged into the source of the power , it 's as simple as that , you ca n't blame the Electricity Board , it 's not Eastern Electricity 's fault it 's your fault because all the plugs are out of the sockets and it does n't matter what the Electricity Board does short of blowing up your house , they can do nothing for you and it does n't matter what God has done in Christ until we as it were to also plug in , it does n't mean a thing to us , but the moment we link in , that 's the change , the lights come on , there 's , there 's heat there , the stove works , the , the radio , the television , the record player , they 're all operating , the freezer 's working , the situation has changed , we needs to receive what God offers us in Christ
23 A red top to the T does n't mean No Entry .
24 On that day , various poptastic things happened all over the world , all to convince you that AIDS is a terrible thing , that safe sex does n't mean no sex and that we must all love one another and usher in a new era of positivity etc etc .
25 But that does n't mean no more hassle .
26 Just because Australia has two great 21-year-old centres does n't mean every rugby-playing country does .
27 All right , we 're a C. of E. school but that does n't mean every single one of the staff has to be a signed up communicant .
28 Education in this job does n't mean an iota .
29 That does n't mean the manager should n't take a considerable share of the act 's income at the beginning .
30 In spite of this galaxy of stars and performing dugs and the like , the Theatre with a capital ‘ T ’ was up against it , which does n't mean the wall of the Theatre next door .
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