Example sentences of "this i [verb] [adv] mean " in BNC.
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| 1 | By this I do n't mean that I can cure the patient , but that I can cope with the situation . |
| 2 | By this I do n't mean the need for physical help and practical advice so much as the longing for emotional reconciliation , a bonding with her . ’ |
| 3 | By this I do not mean that he did no experiments , but that he explained his results by hypothesizing the existence of entities for which he had no direct evidence . |
| 4 | In saying this I do not mean to trivialize art . |
| 5 | By this I do not mean that the question of criteria is unimportant , or that the distinction remains meaningful even if there are no ontological objects at all to which it might be applied . |