Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] for quite a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been into this look for quite a while now , I know the rules . |
| 2 | I thought about this conversation for quite a while afterwards . |
| 3 | We stare at each other for quite a bit — me and this pigeon . |
| 4 | Besides , ’ added Penry with cunning strategy , ‘ if you turn me down we sha n't see each other for quite a while . |
| 5 | The new school suffered from a degree of excess capacity for quite a number of years : by 1894 the average attendance was 109 , Miss Harris acting as assistant mistress ; she was shortly replaced by Benjamin 's daughter , Minnie Titford , and they were joined by Miss Maud Reading , the infants ' mistress , as the average attendance rose to a hundred and twenty . |
| 6 | I 'm 15 years old and I 've been with my current boyfriend for quite a while . |
| 7 | I sit on that bench for quite a while — till it starts getting dark . |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose all the sorting out at the flat will take up the spare time for quite a while . |
| 9 | ‘ Not another doctor — I 'd had enough of THAT doctor for quite a bit . ’ |
| 10 | Delegates are still addressed as brother , sister , or comrade , but this year there are electronic signs in the hall giving the speaker 's name — as there have been at the Conservative conference for quite a while . |
| 11 | This is going to be the last party for quite a bit . ’ |