Example sentences of "[adv prt] for quite " in BNC.
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| 1 | This saga has gone on for quite some time . |
| 2 | That went on for quite a long time |
| 3 | The Factor named a price , Antinou countered and so it went on for quite a while . |
| 4 | But we kept this on for quite a number of years . |
| 5 | This went on for quite a while before it spoke again . |
| 6 | He 'd had to walk on for quite a bit after that and it was quite late in the day when it occurred to him that the villagers had probably been just having a joke with him and that they would no doubt be feeling anxious by then and starting to worry . |
| 7 | Efforts to find a suitable site for the Vintage & Rotary Wing Collection , with workshops in Stoke-on-Trent , have been going on for quite a while , but the reaction has always been negative — we even had the comment that ‘ We do n't want an aircraft scrapyard here ! ’ |
| 8 | I 'm actually concerned that if we , did anybody know about this issue earlier on because I think this has been going on for quite some time erm probably over the last two years and if anyone did know then why did n't they address it before and if anyone did n't know , why not ? |
| 9 | But this was this big case was on you know , and it went on A big lawsuit it went on for quite a while . |
| 10 | It 's going on for quite some time . |
| 11 | oh I 've had a bit of a day or erm ooh , whatever it is , and erm I said to myself I am making allowances for being tired and getting , getting on a bit , you know , and that went on for quite a while actually until I said to myself I 'm making up allowances you know , I 'm |
| 12 | I do n't think he lay down for quite some time though as he never had any shavings in his mane or tail for weeks but at least he could move about and that relieved quite a few of his problems . |
| 13 | Some branches go in for quite lavish posters , some make do with local draughtsmanship . |
| 14 | The first time you use your Steamatic in the bathroom you could be in for quite a surprise . |
| 15 | Meanwhile , those officials in the finance ministry and the Bank of Japan who still equate a strong yen with a strong economy may be in for quite a shock . |
| 16 | ‘ She 'll be in for quite a shock on her wedding night , poor little kid . ’ |
| 17 | Erm a a you 're in for quite a good day . |
| 18 | But i It 's obvious that you 've always y gone in for quite stylish displays of your fruit too have n't you ? |
| 19 | ‘ It 's turned quite cold and I think we 're in for quite a wet spell . |
| 20 | The company came in for quite a bit of stick with their new version of the Escort and if the Mondeo had not been well received they could have been in real trouble . |
| 21 | They have n't been in for quite a while . |
| 22 | They have come in for quite a bit of stick , particularly when they 've been dealing with rape cases . |
| 23 | amazed I actually did erm what happened erm I was happened to be upstairs and my wife shouted quick quick there 's a zither , so I zoomed down here and the lady was still talking to you and a dialled well consequently I did n't get through for quite some time but I did eventually , erm your lady on the reception said well it 's gone now she said but I will give the lady 's telephone number and I spoke to the lady and told her the position and she says well if it 's not collected by so time I 'll g ring you back and I said well I 've been after one for a long long time she said well I ca n't understand it cos I 've been advertising it . |
| 24 | It was over for quite a few of our friends and neighbours . |
| 25 | Nine months or a year 's time we may have a different animal working in that office and it may well be some person who has who does some J L O work to supplement John and does some project work , now er Jackie has indicated she 'd love to fill that role , and we all know what project she 'd want to be doing it , but er if we do put somebody in that role they will be project officer as well and on the wall will be a year planner and it 'll have things like crucial crew gala day and all these major major things and that particular officer will work quite closely with the new Pat and they 'll be able to take some of the weight off our shoulders so when we start planning for something like crucial crew you can delegate some of the work to the project officer and perhaps the other sergeant Now I know things do n't always work out quite that straightforwardly but you know the last year has been a bastard of a year for us in terms of sickness , four S L O's have been on long-term sick we 've lost Pat for all that time Jed was off for quite a while |
| 26 | Anyway she 's been going out on and off for quite a while now . |
| 27 | ‘ I could keep this up for quite a while ! |
| 28 | Brazil 's Free Zone of Manaus ( ZFM ) provides a good illustration of the difficulties of adjustment , even though it was set up for quite different purposes . |
| 29 | The door was solid and would hold up for quite a long time . |
| 30 | Actually , Ms Onoue also seems likely to stack up for quite a bit short of a billion when it comes to payback time . |