Example sentences of "mean [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From where I 'm sitting ( in a Paris café as it happens , pal , limbering up for the days 500cl — I mean 500 word slog ) , a rest in that sense would take the form of a couple of shifts in a Bolivian tin mine — and Club Med do n't fly there . |
| 2 | I mean flipping talk about keeping it a secret ! |
| 3 | I think that 's true what Yona says you know it it is Cos you know I the sort of the political people of the town tend to be councillors who are er men mainly and set in their ways and think that because they 've got the label councillor behind you know b front of their name that they 're they are for life you know it 's And they 're sort of respectable inverted commas members of the community and you know and I mean I hope that out of out of all this I mean it 's it 's a shame it has to happen in such a desperate situation you know because I mean none of us can really feel glad that Because to be on strike is I mean each day is is hard I 'm sure for well I mean I can only say because to be close to people on strike it 's quite a unique thing really for me and i you become so involved and close to people and you realize how hard it is for them . |
| 4 | I mean bloody hell if I er |
| 5 | Unhappy lawyers mean low morale and higher staff turnover . |
| 6 | The serum triglyceride concentrations of the three groups were similar , all falling within the normal range , but mean total cholesterol , LDL cholesterol , and HDL cholesterol values were significantly lower in the cancer patient group . |
| 7 | Mean colonic transit time was 35.4 ( 4.7 ) hours in patients without cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy , being much shorter ( p<0.02 ) than in patients with cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in whom it averaged 53.8 ( 5.5 ) hours . |
| 8 | Case criteria : age <40 and mean systolic pressure >=160; mm Hg or diastolic pressure >=100; mm Hg . |
| 9 | I mean that plastering on that inside of that cupboard is perfect ! |
| 10 | Well yeah well they mean that credit limit |
| 11 | " You mean that building ? |
| 12 | I mean that kitchen was a major job |
| 13 | And I mean that exclamation mark . |
| 14 | the nationalist offences so I mean that bit of it worked . |
| 15 | I mean that church is n't in such a bad state bloody fall on you all the time . |
| 16 | no , very annoying that , I mean that bloke going backwards and forwards is bad enough but |
| 17 | I mean that idea about comfortable uncomfortable |
| 18 | The DEA was free to use it for any covert operation it wished , but if anything went wrong , Hurley could always say , ‘ Oh , you mean that Cypriot boat . ’ |
| 19 | I mean that jacket does n't look right does it ? |
| 20 | I mean that stuff spots . |
| 21 | So I mean that day we had to tell a lot of lies , you know , like that . |
| 22 | In the fridge of course , Léonie said : if you mean that tarragon stuff . |
| 23 | No , no but it , it , you 've got , I mean that hedge |
| 24 | Yes , we could , if you wish actually cut back the complaint examiner time further because there is a clear , very clear , front runner , who Chris and I both believe is appointable , so if it was a question of getting somebody in more quickly , there is the option of not having the second interview , as long as you 're prepared to , you know , to forego that , to get somebody in quickly , but that , I mean that decision can be made at the time . |
| 25 | Oh yes , that was brilliant I mean that man , what 's his name ? |
| 26 | ’ No — I mean that Chertro ! |
| 27 | I mean that problem with leads is actually hopeless . |
| 28 | Well you see originally , I mean that plan , that one there , does n't , which has let the bulk of the trees all round there and round this area , there 's a couple in the backyard as well . |
| 29 | I mean that heater is not on full , not on full power . |
| 30 | I mean we were in a particular discussion last night I mean that chap was making a particular point and we were able to ask questions and that was very useful and it helped everything else and as a result I have a view that Hydro Electric have a certain commitment to the community and I respect it for having that commitment . |