Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] quite a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I hear you 're going to inherit quite a lot of money . ’ |
| 2 | Yes bear in mind that that of course , that you 're going to get quite a lot of adult audience going through it as well as kids of course . |
| 3 | It was beginning to dawn on Hoomey that horses like this — surely ? — were going to need quite a lot of attention , feeding , brushing and all that stuff . |
| 4 | You know this is going to take quite a bit of getting used to , ’ he complained . |
| 5 | The museums are going to take quite a lot of time . |
| 6 | I realize , now that I think about it , that even our weekend walks in the countryside around London , with their characteristic mixture of dullness and reassurance , are going to take quite a lot of analysis . |
| 7 | John had advised him to transfer from Rome airport to the railway station to avoid a five hour wait at Rome , but oh ! no ! big boots insisted on flying , although the late flight from Rome is notorious — and , of course , just after John had left for Naples airport , having to do quite a lot of the journey on foot , as late evening buses stop at a given time on Public Holidays , rang to say that Alitalia was alleging weather problems at Naples and so the passengers would be transferred by coach arriving at 2am . |