Example sentences of "but it mean [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | ‘ It is a serious offence , but it means first-time offenders committing that crime could find themselves in prison . ’ |
| 4 | Scientists say they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , but it means regular checks on the volunteers . |
| 5 | Scientists say they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , but it means regular checks on the volunteers . |
| 6 | ALAN Kernaghan is ready to book a World Cup passage to America but it means waving goodbye to Middlesbrough . |
| 7 | But it means dedicated study , exact judgement , and above all , time . ’ |
| 8 | Sovereignty says nothing about the state one lives in , whether it is a democracy or an autocracy , but it means constitutional independence . |
| 9 | 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 . |