Example sentences of "mean we " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new pans mean we have fewer chips ready more often . ’ |
| 2 | Your donations mean we 'll always be there , no matter what the circumstances , or how long it takes . |
| 3 | Quite apart from the fact that every £1.00 you give us by covenant is worth £1.33 your contributions mean we can rely on a regular income . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , no , ’ she said , ‘ but there was no need — I mean we had fixed up lunch last week . |
| 5 | You read in magazines that even top models are often unhappy with their looks , and it 's true that the pressures on us mean we are never allowed to feel all right about ourselves . |
| 6 | ‘ You mean we three must ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You mean we 've got to look after them ? |
| 8 | By this I mean we should look beyond the symptoms to the cause and to the prevention of illness . |
| 9 | By this I mean we need to look to the cause of the problem , not just to the symptoms which can sometimes be the signs of a more serious underlying health problem ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 10 | I mean we 'd never have been able to afford all this . |
| 11 | I mean we were the first show to put Demis Roussos on . |
| 12 | ‘ You mean we might have to leave here ? ’ |
| 13 | Nor does leading a healthy life mean we must be vaccinated for every possible disease . |
| 14 | ‘ You mean we do n't get to ride on it ? |
| 15 | Our links with the Post Office mean we 're always hungry for your cash . |
| 16 | I mean we did see some strange tracks and we did find this sheep which had been completely gutted , but apparently that could have been done by a snow leopard . |
| 17 | ‘ If you mean we 'll catch them , yes it will , but it will also , almost certainly , mean the girl 's death . |
| 18 | ‘ I mean we 're not really like EMF in real life , claims Derry . |
| 19 | I mean we 'ave … |
| 20 | I mean we still live , which is a sad fact , but we still live in a society where we were like lepers , we still live in a society where you can still reject , and it should n't be that ; you should n't have the option to reject , you should have the support there . |
| 21 | And erm they tasted I mean we all used to have a taste of it and it tasted quite nice ! |
| 22 | That 's something we , we , that 's what we found and one of the things we have got is this youth bus actually operating in the town and it erm , it 's running three nights a week , we ca n't cover every bit of the town , but it goes to different area 's of the town , The Stow , and Old Harlow , I mean we 've actually got quite good relationship 's with , with , with the young people in Old Harlow , but erm , I mean we ca n't cover every night , I mean there is a problem , of erm , you know , you you get from a position where you recognise it , you , you , you need to start catering for a particular group and it takes a long time getting there . |
| 23 | That 's something we , we , that 's what we found and one of the things we have got is this youth bus actually operating in the town and it erm , it 's running three nights a week , we ca n't cover every bit of the town , but it goes to different area 's of the town , The Stow , and Old Harlow , I mean we 've actually got quite good relationship 's with , with , with the young people in Old Harlow , but erm , I mean we ca n't cover every night , I mean there is a problem , of erm , you know , you you get from a position where you recognise it , you , you , you need to start catering for a particular group and it takes a long time getting there . |
| 24 | That 's right , well actually , one of the documents that we produce , I have n't brought it along with me today , was a report , when we did the consultation , we , we produced erm , eh I mean we talked to young people and got their views on a whole range of areas , transport , housing , facilities , and we , we produced it in , in this news report , and it 's very , rates were very interesting . |
| 25 | But I mean we also , we , I mean we 're providing a service for them to allow them to come on off the street , use the bus , right , but at the same time were trying to provide services for them because one of the things that came out in a consultation was , young people did n't feel that there was enough information for them in the town . |
| 26 | But I mean we also , we , I mean we 're providing a service for them to allow them to come on off the street , use the bus , right , but at the same time were trying to provide services for them because one of the things that came out in a consultation was , young people did n't feel that there was enough information for them in the town . |
| 27 | Erm and it , it was us , I mean not only do we , I mean we develop her a a response , that means , we , we work with Councillor 's we work with Senior Officer 's in other departments and we look at the policy angles , like for example with , with that piece of legislation , when , when we first realised what the impact for that legislation was , it was gon na mean that we were ten million pound short in our housing money basically , that was , that was what it looked like on the surface and you think oh my god how you gon na make up for that short fall , that would mean an eleven pound a week rise in rent , that 's what it worked out as , so , well we ca n't do that , how , and then you have to look at the legislation and you say what are the loop holes here , and erm , and it involves contacting outside organisations and getting there opinion and finding out what other Council 's are doing and responding to things like this , and we did come up with a way , of , of reducing that deficit , but that 's the kind of thing we do . |
| 28 | The problem is solving all the problems , providing all the facilities in , in the situation where it 's diminishing resources , I mean we would n't be actually be carrying out this review , in the way that were gon na do it , if we did n't have the problem with the money we 've got , you know . |
| 29 | I mean we would need fifty people |
| 30 | Well I mean we need n't buy the expensive things like sweatshirts |