Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] n't [adv] mean " in BNC.
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| 1 | This did n't necessarily mean hostility to religion as such . |
| 2 | But this did n't necessarily mean , from my point of view , that we had to go around with Oliver . |
| 3 | This does n't just mean doing a sedentary job but refers rather to the type of person ( who could well be a housewife , doing a basically non-sedentary type of job ) who calls the children to bring something from the next room rather than getting up herself , or who goes to great lengths to avoid journeys up and down stairs , or who will drive round for five minutes to find a parking spot near the exit of the car park rather than walk for two minutes … |
| 4 | This does n't really mean all Muslims ; that 's clear from the languages they use . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ’ . |
| 7 | This does n't necessarily mean they were practising infanticide , although some of them may have been . |
| 8 | Being certified deaf and blind does n't necessarily mean that people live in total blackness or silence . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Although that did n't necessarily mean he would n't take anything she was unwise enough to offer , she reminded herself . |
| 11 | That does n't just mean using a cash register , giving the correct change and adding up prices , although of course these are important . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | That does n't necessarily mean you will take more time to get around the golf course . |
| 14 | And though , Mike , you have a lot of hair on your body , that does n't necessarily mean you 're a brute . ’ |
| 15 | Even if one has a stimulus of physiologically realistic intensity , that does n't necessarily mean that one can readily interpret the effects of stimulation , because there are still two problems . |
| 16 | That does n't necessarily mean biggest , although it requires some critical mass in each country , and only in selected industries in each country ’ Carroll said . |
| 17 | You need a tonic — but that does n't necessarily mean visiting the doctor ! |
| 18 | You know , we can produc we could consume a lot more manufactured goods , but that does n't necessarily mean that trade will rise . |
| 19 | Well that does n't necessarily mean he 's chicken does it ? |
| 20 | That does n't necessarily mean that everybody is going to have a win win relationship all the time but why not go for it . |
| 21 | That does n't necessarily mean it 's wrong . |
| 22 | ‘ That does n't necessarily mean a thing . |
| 23 | That does n't always mean a high chart place , although it would be very helpful ! |
| 24 | You have got to be up front and open , although that does n't always mean telling everyone everything . ’ |
| 25 | Erm , if I could say that , we show you lots and lots of photographs of bits of squashed metal , that does n't actually mean very much , and I think Mr more than anybody round here will with that . |
| 26 | ‘ Unfortunately , being female does n't necessarily mean that I instinctively know how to behave as a mother . |