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Nearly half a million people entered the country.
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Language Note at HUNDRED
mind
1
I don’t mind to wait a bit longer.
I don’t mind waiting a bit longer.
(not) mind doing sth
: ‘Would you mind posting this letter for me when you go into town?’
2
It was raining but we didn’t mind it.
It was raining but we didn’t mind.
When the object of
mind
can be understood from the context,
mind
is not followed by a pronoun:
‘Do you mind waiting a few minutes?’ ‘No, I don’t mind.’
3
The first thing that comes to my mind when I think about France is wine.
The first thing that comes to mind when I think about France is wine.
come/spring to
mind
(WITHOUT
my, his, their
, etc): ‘When I’m planning a camping holiday, the
first thing that comes to mind is the weather.’
4
Having in mind that the roads will be busy, I think that we should make an early
start.
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