Example sentences of "it mean [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It meant five days of filming in Belfast city centre . |
| 2 | More precisely , it meant that discussion about the organization and use of state power turned more on means and less on ends . |
| 3 | Usually , that duty was clear cut : it meant absolute obedience to her husband , and a rigid negation of her own wishes ; but there were occasions when a conflict of loyalty arose between husband and conscience , and the decision to visit her twin sister had been one of them . |
| 4 | Speaking to the European Parliament ( EP ) after the summit Ruud Lubbers , Prime Minister of the Netherlands , said that the word federal had been dropped because it meant different things to different people . |
| 5 | He could n't bear the thought of a child like Anna ever being subjected to the indecencies and ugliness of a house such as Claybury 's , and he vowed that from now on he would work only to make life for lunatics stress-free and tolerable , even if it meant less money for himself . |
| 6 | Instead it meant hard work with a capital H for all the fifteen or so staff . |
| 7 | It meant more bread for the hungry , higher wages , and fewer hours of work . |
| 8 | Oh aye aye er there was always that in the back of their mind that the the more rivets they put in per day , although it meant more money at the end of the week possibly , er it also meant that the the boat was therefore progressing or the ship was progressing that quick , that they were getting nearer the gate as the the saying went . |
| 9 | He threatened tough action to control council spending — even if it meant painful limits on Tory authorities . |
| 10 | ‘ It means two groups of customers can attend simultaneously without disturbance ’ said Managing Director , Anders Falkman . |
| 11 | It means 44 years after that very first meeting at the Abbey Stadium , the fans still have something to cheer about . |
| 12 | It means greater consciousness of the quality of pupil experience . |
| 13 | And that 's those dimples are the bottom are on the bottom bit of your spine so if the dimples are n't level it means that bit of your back is slightly |
| 14 | Scientists say they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , but it means regular checks on the volunteers . |
| 15 | Scientists say they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , but it means regular checks on the volunteers . |
| 16 | It means regular trips to hospital for checks on the baby 's health . |
| 17 | Capitanchik : Now while this wo n't necessarily create more jobs , it means better employment for your people , does n't it ? |
| 18 | If they are , in many cases it means certain death for them . |
| 19 | And if it means fifty percent of whatever we get in capital receipts going to pay off our debts , it 's a worthwhile attitude , and I think we ought to take our debts responsible . |
| 20 | It means expensive policies from governments and companies to lure better teachers and school managers into the cities , to build transport links to the suburbs where the jobs are , to train young people for jobs . |
| 21 | If the objection to a hatchback is that it means more noise in the cabin , the Safrane is an exception . |
| 22 | Staff at St Tiggywinkles say the holiday season is bad news for wildlife because it means more cars in the countryside . |
| 23 | Staff at St Tiggywinkles say the holiday season is bad news for wildlife because it means more cars in the countryside . |
| 24 | It means more time in classrooms . |
| 25 | All in all , it means more beef for the serious database developer . |
| 26 | Organising a wedding in less than six to nine months can be done , but it means more pressure on your nerves and possibly your pocket . |
| 27 | And after scoring the derby winner against Everton in March , Rosy said : ‘ I 'd like to stay at Liverpool but not if it means another season on the bench . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I could see what he was thinking , so I started talking about love , how it means different things to different people , and that 's when he said it . ’ |
| 29 | When both taxes and public spending seemed out of control at the end of the Callaghan era , the proportion of voters telling Gallup that ‘ taxes should be cut even if it means some reduction in government services such as health , education and welfare ’ was exactly the same as the proportion saying ‘ government services such as health , education and welfare should be extended even if it means some increase in taxes ’ . |
| 30 | When both taxes and public spending seemed out of control at the end of the Callaghan era , the proportion of voters telling Gallup that ‘ taxes should be cut even if it means some reduction in government services such as health , education and welfare ’ was exactly the same as the proportion saying ‘ government services such as health , education and welfare should be extended even if it means some increase in taxes ’ . |