Example sentences of "[conj] it [verb] n't quite [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Latest offering to appear from the rapidly expanding Camden ‘ lurch ’ subculture , so named after a divvy dance , although it does n't quite live up the press release 's boast of being ‘ the last noise that will cause heavens to crack and earth to rip asunder ’ ( ! ) . |
| 2 | Latest offering to appear from the rapidly expanding Camden ‘ lurch ’ subculture , so named after a divvy dance , although it does n't quite live up the press release 's boast of being ‘ the last noise that will cause heavens to crack and earth to rip asunder ’ ( ! ) . |
| 3 | He has a cottage which is in not good enough condition to let , he ca n't afford to do it up , and it does n't quite qualify as decrepit . |
| 4 | But it does n't quite go like that . |
| 5 | It makes sense , but it does n't quite fit . |
| 6 | He tries to manufacture the shot with the 5 , but it does n't quite come off , and sure enough he goes on the Road . |
| 7 | This one had a pleasantly slim neck , reminiscent of the Pedullas I recently tried , but it did n't quite make it into my affections because of its finish ; that slightly metallic-looking uniform of navy blue made the bass feel psychologically ‘ cold ’ to me . |
| 8 | But it did n't quite ring true . |
| 9 | This is the stuff our dreams are made of , but it did n't quite work out that way . |
| 10 | I had hoped that like the proverbial old soldier I could just quietly fade away but it did n't quite pan out like that . |
| 11 | The WHOLE feeling is Spring is about to burst forth but it has n't quite done so . |
| 12 | But it has n't quite clicked . |
| 13 | Now this is n not quite accurate , because it does n't quite go into it six times . |
| 14 | Paul Johnson 's production is a masterwork of clarity and while it does n't quite haul itself up to the avant-garde peaks of Celtic Frost , it hammers off at enough tangents to cover almost all the bases . |
| 15 | Paul Johnson 's production is a masterwork of clarity and while it does n't quite haul itself up to the avant-garde peaks of Celtic Frost , it hammers off at enough tangents to cover almost all the bases . |