Example sentences of "it [vb mod] mean [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It should mean security and peace of mind too . |
2 | ‘ It must mean electricity . |
3 | If it 's seaweed it must mean rain |
4 | " If you are here though , it must mean trouble . " |
5 | It had n't been much of a job after all ; he had thought at first from the sound of it that it might mean travel , but it did n't . |
6 | so that 's good , because it might mean money , it means of having |
7 | It 'll mean people will have more space in which to solve their problems before facing the outside world . |
8 | It 'll mean delays for thousands of intercity passengers between Scotland , London , Birmingham , Manchester and Liverpool , the action 's also expected to hit commuter services at Northampton and Bletchley . |
9 | But as far as a solid line is concerned do n't do it , because i it immediately if you if you o do transgress it 'll mean penalty points if you 're seen doing it , regardless of the consequences of it . |
10 | It 'll go to a free vote later this evening and if the bill is passed it 'll mean prosecutions could start against at least 3 alleged war criminals almost immediately . |
11 | It could mean students developing a flexibility of mind and attitude that is appropriate to their future careers in the worlds of commerce , industry and the professions . |
12 | He says it could mean treatment is of an inferior quality in hospitals outside the county . |
13 | But he said it could mean duties of managers/owners — such as keeping a hotel plan or ensuring staff are trained to use the fire fighting equipment — implicit in UK laws — would have to be spelt out . |
14 | It could mean legislation to prevent discrimination , dismissal , and also help with housing in the event of illness . |
15 | Highlands and Islands Enterprise estimated yesterday it could mean £20 million a year until 1999 . |
16 | THE unholy tangle that is the Second Division promotion and relegation saga will be resolved today and it could mean heartbreak for three of football 's biggest names . |
17 | Cos I I can understand if we did n't handle it carefully , it could mean people would be more demanding and say , I 'm entitled to go on this training . |
18 | But until then , she concedes gloomily : ‘ It could mean people going without help . |
19 | ‘ It could mean negotiations , but it could mean closure . ’ |
20 | If he does it , Edward , it could mean collapse . |
21 | ‘ If we can increase our air contact with Europe , it could mean jobs will be created in the district . ’ |
22 | ‘ It could mean negotiations , but it could mean closure . ’ |
23 | A further problem is that a BAe takeover would strengthen German objections to Ferranti winning the radar contract for the European Fighter Aircraft since it would mean BAe gaining a disproportionately large share of the total project . |
24 | It would mean videos of very game being studied by a panel of experts , not connected to any club , before a player is cited . |
25 | It would mean searches on every visit , more restrictions , more repression and it would work against everything else we are trying to do . |
26 | That 's fine but sentence six Florence teased Dougal , and did so Brian too does n't sound right but notice that 's exactly what you would get if you could substitute the proform for a subject verb construction and then it would mean Florence teased Brian too . |
27 | It was not his place to serve anyone but the Captain and if he ever found out it would mean punishment . |
28 | If the effect of the new issue was to value PCI at $150 million , which would be very modest by American valuations of telecommunications companies , given that it has 12 to 13 million potential subscribers , it would mean Pittencrieff 's oil and gas interests would effectively be valued at nothing at the company 's current market capitalisation of just under £100 million . |
29 | it would mean devastation . |
30 | It would mean firemen in the north of the county would be able to use the vehicle , as well as those in Darlington and the south . |