Example sentences of "but [pers pn] mean [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Yeah but I mean real oranges , but you peel them and I 'd |
2 | Yes , yes , but I mean one person can very often do things |
3 | We do n't name him but whoever is in a particular spot should be responsible for a certain area , which in in fundamentally it is done that in quite a number of instances but I mean one thing that springs to mind is that a lady shall clear the ladies toilets . |
4 | When nobody else is here but I mean one definition of that is that you 're asleep yeah . |
5 | No , yeah but I mean that leaflet very likely would n't have you know I mean I think this this leaflet |
6 | But I mean that thing ! |
7 | Yeah no but I mean passive smoking is just that 's , that 's , that 's the way that self erm s smoking is so selfish because you ca n't get away , you know , whether you 're not smoking or not you 're still getting the worst from it . |
8 | Yeah , but I mean basic things Ken , we 'll take for example |
9 | But I mean old people |
10 | that I really but I mean last year still not finished ! |
11 | Yeah but I mean last season we hardly , Paulie and I hardly ever used to come home having lost . |
12 | I 've got no idea but I mean some pictures are very expensive |
13 | But I mean this week er this weekend er , Mr died opposite erm , they 've got a , a detached house there and erm somebody went |
14 | Well this , this was a letter of the , granted it was eighty nine , but I mean this paragraph just said , you know , if we , does say that , you know , if we established a , a demand , and I do n't see why we should n't have a bash at . |
15 | We need to understand the position of the Sanhedrin , Jesus is really representing great changes in their tradition great a great revolution really and we know that what he was doing was was sort of getting Christianity to grow out of Judaism , but it meant that Judaism had to move to one side . |
16 | down into his arteries and we ca n't get anything down there so they 're blocked , but he said how the hell he survived that op I do n't know he said they could 've done more with his legs but it meant another hour and a quarter minutes in surgery , and he said he 'd had enough we could n't have kept him on the table a minute longer so he said all we can do is wait , so now mum said well he 's alright in intensive care , he 's responding well , getting over the operation well , but what we was worried about was him breathing on his own , had he , had he been you see , anyway he said this on er Thursday |
17 | ‘ It is a serious offence , but it means first-time offenders committing that crime could find themselves in prison . ’ |
18 | Scientists say they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , but it means regular checks on the volunteers . |
19 | Scientists say they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , but it means regular checks on the volunteers . |
20 | ALAN Kernaghan is ready to book a World Cup passage to America but it means waving goodbye to Middlesbrough . |
21 | But it means dedicated study , exact judgement , and above all , time . ’ |
22 | Sovereignty says nothing about the state one lives in , whether it is a democracy or an autocracy , but it means constitutional independence . |
23 | 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 . |