Example sentences of "it mean [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More precisely , it meant that discussion about the organization and use of state power turned more on means and less on ends . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Instead it meant hard work with a capital H for all the fifteen or so staff . |
| 5 | It meant more bread for the hungry , higher wages , and fewer hours of work . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It means greater consciousness of the quality of pupil experience . |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | Capitanchik : Now while this wo n't necessarily create more jobs , it means better employment for your people , does n't it ? |
| 10 | If they are , in many cases it means certain death for them . |
| 11 | If the objection to a hatchback is that it means more noise in the cabin , the Safrane is an exception . |
| 12 | It means more time in classrooms . |
| 13 | All in all , it means more beef for the serious database developer . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | 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 ’ . |
| 17 | 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 ’ . |
| 18 | Taboo is a Polynesian word , and it means some kind of supernatural law or prohibition which you infringe at your supernatural peril . |
| 19 | It means constant activity above their heads as they perform their already risky stunts . |
| 20 | ALAN Kernaghan is ready to book a World Cup passage to America but it means waving goodbye to Middlesbrough . |