Example sentences of "[pers pn] means the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She means the horse , ’ Bean said to Gary . |
| 2 | If she takes longer to complete a circuit , she means the food is further away . |
| 3 | ‘ She means the world to me . |
| 4 | ‘ That you Means the identity of the person using , causing or permitting the use of the motor vehicle . |
| 5 | In practice , as Chris Patten seems to acknowledge , it means the latter option . |
| 6 | If this is allowed to continue it means the destruction of the British egg industry , according to United Kingdom Egg Producers ' Association , which represents around 80 per cent of producers . |
| 7 | This is good news , because now water levels all over the country are rising so fast , it means the banks will be spared from the scouring effects of a hard winter . |
| 8 | ‘ It means the Soviet Motherland . |
| 9 | It means the standard theory of the fundamental force underlying beta decay , the weak interaction , will need something of an overhaul . |
| 10 | If they 've asked for really impossible things , it means the whole siege has been done for publicity — and they 'll probably kill Liam whatever happens . |
| 11 | It means the person never has to work through their grief , but can stay poised at a moment in time , hoping that the news they heard , but can not believe , turns out to be wrong after all . |
| 12 | When they see headscarves on Muslim girls they think it means repression , but it means the opposite . |
| 13 | It means the cameras can focus on the lectern knowing that the speaker will always be placed in exactly the same position relevant to it . |
| 14 | It means the League champions have gone 11 games unbeaten , a run that offers them a final placing that would erase much of the disappointment of a frustrating season that includes two defeats by Coventry . |
| 15 | On the other hand it means the crocodiles have to live on a farm . |
| 16 | Because the body is deep it means the bream can not simply sidle up to a bait , suck it into its mouth and move on , all in one motion . |
| 17 | So it means the Truth incarnate as well as the Word incarnate . |
| 18 | Rather it means the extension of a longstanding trend whereby council houses have generally been built in either Kirkwall or Stromness , and in a sense the opening up of new opportunities since council houses are now more readily available than they were before . |
| 19 | When ever you see the Multibuy symbol it means the more you buy the more you save . |
| 20 | Interestingly , the word ‘ Riserva ’ ( spelt thus ) is also applied to Italian Chianti — but in that case it means the wines are three years old before being bottled . |
| 21 | To some this seems a waste of tank space , but to angels and butterflies it means the difference between life and death . |
| 22 | When several banshee keen together , it means the death of some very great or holy person is imminent . |
| 23 | It means the dangers of market provision must be guarded against . |
| 24 | When it says ‘ the Black Gate is broken ’ it means the Morannon , a place in Middle-earth described at II , 244–5 ; when it says ‘ your King shall come again' , it means Aragorn . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm happy to help if it means the right thing is done by poor Harriet . |
| 26 | This verb is used in the Old Testament when it means the salvation of God for his people . |
| 27 | It means the price of the best-selling Ford Fiesta , in its LX form , will now cost £8,357 , a reduction of £348 . |
| 28 | To me , when coming from the south , it means the beginning of the best , the gateway to the wonderful western seaboard , a region of lochs and glens and hills I have come to know so well after forty years of exploratory visits . |
| 29 | Replacement of plan by market is in itself a surrender of power , since it means the elimination of planners . |
| 30 | It means the new Control Data Systems Inc company will start life as a $600m or so a year business , leaving its bigger sister , Ceridian Corp running at about $700m a year . |