Example sentences of "it means just " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ When I use a word ’ , Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone , ‘ it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ When I use a word ’ , Humpty Dumpty said , ‘ … it means just what I choose it to mean , neither more nor less ’ ( Lewis Carroll — Alice Through the Looking Glass ) . |
| 3 | ‘ When I use a word , ’ Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone , ‘ it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less ’ — so what does ATM stand for ? |
| 4 | But the tendency of such an argument is in the direction of complete relativism , or an entirely arbitrary nominalism , of the type represented by Humpty Dumpty in Alice through the Looking-glass : " " When I use a word " , Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone , " it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more or less . " " |
| 5 | Well it means just one shared out between three of you does n't it ? |
| 6 | ‘ It means just as it sounds . |
| 7 | And literally it means just fifty . |
| 8 | Well it means just taking apart . |
| 9 | But if , if I stay here it means that we 've , we 've a , a ho a home in the , the base , and he 'll get a transfer back guaranteed transfer back within two or three years , so it means just travelling for for erm you know , that length of time . |