Example sentences of "[conj] mean [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( The intolerable thick end of the wedge , it was wildly imagined , might prevent the owner of Thomas Gainsborough 's Blue Boy sending it abroad , or mean the owner of a line of fine trees being stopped from felling them . |
| 2 | Little things that mean a lot |
| 3 | It 's a little bit unfair I think as well to generalize , on sponsored members of parliament because , you know as well as I do , on some of the issues that have been very very important to us , not the sort erm , er the sexy issues that head , hit the headlines , but issues that mean a lot to our members , our sponsored members generally do work very , very hard . |
| 4 | If you do see a sign like that please , or any words that mean the same thing , like no refunds , no money refunded , no money refunded on sale goods any of those phrases , will you please let Trad your nearest Trading Standards Office know . |
| 5 | There has been some increase in equity finance , by listed firms as well as new entrants , but it is restrained by a system giving pre-emptive rights to existing shareholders ( as in Britain , shareholders must be given first grabs at new issues ) , under ponderous rules that mean an issue takes three weeks . |
| 6 | In all fairness it must of course also be said that people who are familiar with Christian orders of service find this same collection of words extremely comforting and helpful precisely because they are familiar and mean a great deal to them . |
| 7 | We say " the same man " and mean numerically the same human person ; and we say " the same colour " and mean a quality that can be possessed or exemplified by different individuals . |
| 8 | For Guinnessness and Irishness go hand in hand , or glass in hand , and mean a good deal more than an island of soft green hues and a drink that 's a subtle black and white . |
| 9 | The scandal would ruin him and mean the end of his political career if he should be named as corespondent in a divorce case . |
| 10 | Taking a solicitor 's advice at the outset can bring peace of mind and mean the difference between success and failure . |
| 11 | New inner liners for solids packaging help prevent contamination and mean the package can be re-used . |