Example sentences of "a [noun sg] do [adv] mean " in BNC.
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| 1 | 'Cos , like , just 'cos you 're gettin' on a bit does n't mean you ca n't wear fab gear an' pull groovy chicks an' that . |
| 2 | It is important to remember that the absence of impurity bands in a spectrum does not mean that the sample studied was pure . |
| 3 | First , that a system is headed by a president does not mean that the system is presidential ! |
| 4 | Certain kinds of events legally definable as ‘ pollution ’ are not followed by any action on the part of the field officer , supporting Becker 's dictum that ‘ an infraction of a rule does not mean that others will respond as though this had happened ’ ( 1963:12 ) . |
| 5 | But just because I 'm a lesbian did n't mean to say that I 'm going to pounce on every woman that I meet . |
| 6 | The absence of a Committee on a particular subject ( for example , agriculture or poverty ) does not mean that the Government do not attach importance to it ; and the fact that a particular Minister is not on a Committee does not mean that he does not attend when his interests are affected . |
| 7 | Wearing a miniskirt does n't mean you 're a tart ; tracksuits do n't necessarily mean you 're sporty ; dungarees do n't make you a feminist ; and shaving your legs does n't mean you 're unsussed . |
| 8 | Just because you want a pale , peach-coloured border for a room does n't mean that you are restricted to using similar-coloured flowers when planning the design : you could even create the design using brown leaves and blue flowers , providing their shapes are satisfactory . |
| 9 | Just because he was a policeman did n't mean she could n't go out with him , surely ? |
| 10 | ‘ The fact that a woman sleeps with a woman does n't mean she forgets how to sleep with a man . |
| 11 | I mean , the fact that a woman sleeps with a woman does n't mean she forgets how to sleep with a man . |
| 12 | A caution does n't mean a criminal record but it does mean the police can solve crime with the minimum of fuss . |
| 13 | That is , the critics assert that there is significant inequality between men and women , and that for a woman to be married to a man does not mean that she gains all the privileges that he has access to . |
| 14 | Simply because the egalitarian society has yet to become a reality does not mean that it is not possible . |
| 15 | JUST BECAUSE YOUR SEAT HAS A NUMBER DOES N'T MEAN YOU SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE ONE . |
| 16 | A ton does not mean about a ton , or a yard about a yard . |
| 17 | Planning a display does n't mean sticking rigidly to a formal design . |