Example sentences of "[subord] it meant [v-ing] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He said : ‘ I have n't got a grandmother but if I had one I would shoot her in the foot if it meant getting three points . ’ |
2 | Until more interesting work was available he felt he had no option but to keep the men in his charge fully occupied and if it meant using eight men to undertake a task which could be accomplished in a fraction of the time by a machine , well — the men were n't going anywhere . |
3 | He had to find all the time he could to write the play , even if it meant neglecting other matters , not least because it would be his first composition since the award of the Nobel Prize . |
4 | Furthermore the 1951 French elections had brought a considerable number of Gaullists into the National Assembly who opposed EDC , not so much because it meant arming German soldiers , but because it would ‘ surrender ’ the command of the French Army to a supranational institution . |
5 | David Green , Passenger Manager was absolutely thrilled with the response even though it meant adding extra coaches to some trains especially the 18.00 departure on Sunday . |