Example sentences of "because it mean [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Do you remember Uncle Charles Lane building a bomb-proof wall outside the kitchen ? — and how you were so excited when the raids came because it meant Pop and I were able to stop work and play idiotic games with the three of you ? ! |
2 | He was n't proud of the ability to go berserk because it meant loss of control . |
3 | I do n't like these sockets to be on the front , because it means cables trailing all over the amp ( and there 's so much empty space at the rear ) , although it does save having to crawl around the back before and after the gig . |
4 | The most important switch is / ? , because it means Help . |
5 | Hastily he added , ‘ Because it means Laura keeps the kids in better order if there 's a visitor . |
6 | After all , er , the idea of death being the end of everything , is n't particularly gratifying to people , but er , the idea of an afterlife is , is very much more appealing , because it means death is n't the end , it 's just a kind of transition from one state to another , and it 's nice to think that er , there could be an afterlife , particularly if you can look forward to it , erm , in a , in a better place than here . |
7 | His recommendation to other caterers is to consider a unit with an internal filter system simply because it means oil can be re-used , maybe three times a day . |