Example sentences of "what it [verb] mean " in BNC.
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| 1 | What it does mean is that he had made it plain that he intended a legal relationship to exist between two persons ( soon to become trustee and beneficiary ) . |
| 2 | What it does mean is that , if the manager adopts a very warm socio-emotional managerial style , then an informal or unofficial task-leader role may emerge in the work group . |
| 3 | What it does mean is that each employer will identify a specific number of vacancies which will be reserved for Compact graduates before being offered more widely . |
| 4 | What it does mean is committing to actions to achieve the team 's vision of excellence . |
| 5 | What it does mean , however , is that you retain the right both to say " no " and to have that " no " totally respected . |
| 6 | This is not to say that man can mine coal where it does not occur geologically , or that some settlements do not originate because of the existence of some material which the inhabitants extract ; what it does mean is that people themselves determine what is exploited and how they deal with the extraction . |
| 7 | what it does mean . |
| 8 | What it did mean was that the presence of the killer pack effectively cut off that particular escape route if it were needed . |