Example sentences of "mean [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , sir , I mean let me go with him . ’ |
| 2 | I mean let me mention one — the chairman mentioned that I was a rash enough to write a book on the evolution of sex . |
| 3 | I mean let me not allege that you 're one of the worst , but you say ‘ Dear Motorists , erm may we congratulate you on the acquisition of your new vehicle . |
| 4 | I mean to pick I mean who , who who could replace ? |
| 5 | I mean listen I 'm the first person to talk in in support of body piercing I look I have parts of my body pierced I like it but I do n't think standing around the street corners sort of revealing it is a nice thing to do . |
| 6 | I mean look I can even run me fingers through me hair now . |
| 7 | I mean look I 've killed it |
| 8 | Erm I mean tell me in more depth how it works |
| 9 | I mean tell me what you do with yourself Alison . |
| 10 | ‘ The fact that in saying that you clearly mean to reassure me , ’ said Lydia , ‘ shows that you do not know me at all well . |
| 11 | ‘ If you mean do I prefer the company of men to women , then yes , I am . ’ |
| 12 | I mean correct me if I 'm wrong , that 's the way I look at it . |
| 13 | If you and I were working for an organization which gave say half a million to charity , our , I mean correct me if I 'm wrong , but I , I 'm sure our temptation would be to say how can we promote this giving in the media in order , let's be honest about it , to make our , us look good , partly that would be it . |
| 14 | You mean have I seen |
| 15 | ‘ You mean to tell me , ’ Mrs Wilson interrupted , ‘ that you went round every secretarial agency in London asking about someone they might have employed fourteen years before , someone who most likely had changed her name , and you expected to succeed ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You mean to tell me , Peter , that you 've always been aware of this spate of ‘ reprisals ’ on officials of the fallen Government ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ You — you mean to tell me that you left the area to come to our aid ? ’ |
| 18 | ( On first hearing of Aviv 's findings , Plaskett reportedly exclaimed : ‘ You mean to tell me the CIA has been using Pan Am planes to run drugs ? |
| 19 | ‘ You mean to tell me that 's what started this whole fiasco off ? |
| 20 | ‘ You mean to tell me we 're sharing a room ? ’ |
| 21 | He confirmed this impression by asking in tones rank with disbelief , ‘ You mean to tell me you thought you were pursuing a poor man ? ’ |
| 22 | We ca n't even , you mean to tell me there 's all these bombs keep going off wi it did n't , if it had happened in France police carry bloody guns |
| 23 | and you mean to tell me with all that equipment the machine that they 've got at the college , you could n't get it done there ? |