Example sentences of "[was/were] quite [adj] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They left the cottage , leaving a grateful if sad couple who were quite amazed at the way in which their problem had been solved . |
| 2 | An ambulance spokesman said : ‘ A clean cut is better to save the limb , but it was quite rough at the end so it does n't sound too good . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ He was quite nice at the end . ’ |
| 4 | It was quite traumatic at the time to be sick or unwell in such a situation but you did your very best and succeeded in putting it all right . |
| 5 | I was quite sure at the time that I would n't want any more children . |
| 6 | I was quite young at the time of course . |
| 7 | It was quite unacceptable at the time to the British Communists . |
| 8 | That was quite right at the time . |
| 9 | ‘ It was quite clear at the time that it was just being borrowed . |
| 10 | I was quite sick at the time . |
| 11 | Well erm I actually stopped smoking about er , two years ago and was quite surprised at the amount of weight I put on in about five months , which was two stone , which I did n't think I 'd deserved ! |
| 12 | Ace in particular seemed genuinely interested in her work and , although she 'd never really been fooled into thinking his life was a hedonistic round of pleasure apart from risking his life sixteen weekends a year , she was quite surprised at the dedication he displayed in keeping fit and the work he put in behind the scenes . |
| 13 | I thought that was quite funny at the time . |
| 14 | ‘ I was quite ill at the time . |
| 15 | Each year they asked all the people to do little sketches , and as my sister and I spoke French , we thought it might be quite fun to do a kind of singing and dancing cabaret act — it was quite risqué at the time — I was fourteen — and in fact we were spotted by a talent scout who wanted us to come up and audition for a show in a London night club . |