Example sentences of "meant [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the stock market in Tokyo declined forty-five per cent and the Gulf War broke out , which meant we did not return immediately . |
| 2 | ‘ The terms for refunds were on the back of our tickets which meant we did not see them until after we had made the purchase . ’ |
| 3 | They were both speaking in the slightly lowered tone that meant they did not want to be overheard , and were only having the discussion at all because they believed Belinda to be safely out of earshot . |
| 4 | But the 200 miles separating them meant they did not meet until six months into the romance when Chris , 25 , came to see Heather , 32 , of Aberdeen Road , Darlington . |
| 5 | However , some members of his family were glad , because it meant they did not have to produce cattle . |
| 6 | I was glad that my presence , my little money , meant he did not have to carry messages across Paris on his motor cycle . |