Example sentences of "mean [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I , I mean through the nineteen fifties there is a reasonable measure of co-operation between the Russians and the Chinese and then from the beginning of the nineteen sixties and onwards there is conflict between Russia and China . |
| 2 | But maybe cos there was no opportunity , they did n't see there to be I mean like they did n't know any better but as soon as , I mean things are rapidly changing they 're given the opportunity to erm I mean through the struggles to actually take charge of the conditions and to gain so some material and perhaps there was beginnings of them seeing that well perhaps we ought to look more to this sub-culture and to erm |
| 3 | The happy medium mean between the extremes of hot and cold furnishes to the chaste and sober eye all that can be wished for . ’ |
| 4 | Oh yes , er yes they were , they were er of course there was a great divide there I mean between the Liberals I mean they were the only two parties in those days . |
| 5 | I mean during the er , preceding the General Strike , I know that there were pubs in you know , ordinary working class pubs , and they used to close with the singing of the Red Flag . |
| 6 | If you wish you know but I mean during the week nine times |
| 7 | I mean I mean during the week she never , she 's going to get to the stage except that Chris is taking Amy to ballet , she wo n't see Neighbours at all . |
| 8 | But certainly I think I mean during the Falklands war Margaret Thatcher was briefing opposition leaders and other senior politicians as to what was going on . |
| 9 | ‘ You mean for the Desert Island All Star Jam Band ? ’ asks Bob . |
| 10 | I mean for the actual Christmas period , Christmas Day , Boxing Day and so on . ’ |
| 11 | The overall mean for the 1984–5 sample was 54 per cent and for the 1985–6 sample it was 53 per cent . |
| 12 | I mean for the first time there 's a erm a sort of Asian wholesale supermarket . |
| 13 | But you 've got to make a mental leap , because I mean for the last five years , things have been pretty horrible , since eighty seven really , I mean we 've only had the pick up in the last year . |
| 14 | I mean it 's about sort of you know in it 's about increasing the erm where we are within our own particular sphere and it 's far too much I mean people it 's interesting that I mean for the , it seems to me an and once again correction but it seems to me the last five years the empowerment thing was really strong and now managers are moving away from it and saying it 's jargon as a means of diluting it . |
| 15 | In deciding what words mean for the purpose of defamation , the intention of the writer or speaker is largely irrelevant . |
| 16 | But I mean for the other people it 's just , it 's just rejection in n it , you 're not good enough |
| 17 | But I mean for the first year she wo n't be in , if she goes into student , she 'll be in college |
| 18 | I mean for the price of that bed , I mean you could n't go far wrong though . |
| 19 | I mean for the Republicans the purpose is a united Ireland . |
| 20 | Well I mean for the first year she wo n't be in if she goes in as a student she 'll be in college . |
| 21 | ‘ If you mean about the girl in the car , she says there was no girl . |
| 22 | ‘ I mean about the principle . |
| 23 | If you 've followed the plot so far , you 'll see what I mean about the conglomeration of bits and pieces from different instruments that have been amassed for this guitar . |
| 24 | Then there is The Delectation Sinistrorse — a girdle of VS standard ( see what I mean about the dictionary ! ) |
| 25 | A Having four kids of my own , I know exactly what you mean about the youngsters ! |
| 26 | A big woman , bigger than her husband , nothing cowed or mean about the way she stood . |
| 27 | Framsden mill and its environs will illustrate what I mean about the compactness and self-sufficiency of the rural villages in East Anglia . |
| 28 | I mean about the job , that 's why I got fast you see ? |
| 29 | See , see what I mean about the board , it you know with the |
| 30 | Cos once er I mean about the s third time the , no the first time I went in the f in the rapid that was all |