Example sentences of "quite [art] short [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Just now , ’ they told me ‘ it is the Garara ( trousers which flare from just above the knee ) and quite a short Kamiz to go with it and of course a Dupatta ( a long light scarf ) in georgette in an exactly matching colour ’ . |
| 2 | Erm y'know even if it takes them quite a while to fill out y'know go through all eighty items y'know which could be erm y'know kind of , well depending how quickly they work y'know , sort of half an hour or something but if you if you get some er er a sort of type-written draft run off um I du n no , next Tuesday 's quite a quite a short deadline but maybe the Tuesday after that er we can try them on the first years if you like ? |
| 3 | Now here of course , and , and by now we 've reached the closing pages of the book , though it 's actually quite a short book , erm , it does n't take very long to read . |
| 4 | But , in contrast , they may partly see the ad in this way a number of times during quite a short period . |
| 5 | Frank wanted David to give me a down-sweep with the baton , but as anyone can observe , when I am in full flight I 'm really running high , and this presented David with a problem as he is quite a short fellow . |
| 6 | Although no one will doubt their possibilities for elegance and robustness , sitting on a solid wood seat can test the limits of comfort after quite a short time and woven seats are little better . |
| 7 | Hearing : After they have been in their homes for quite a short time , people who live near railway lines cease to hear the sound of the passing trains , even though the noise may seem deafening to a visitor . |
| 8 | Working swiftly , in quite a short time he filled the case , which he then snapped shut . |
| 9 | Within quite a short time great rivalries grew up between students of different styles . |
| 10 | In quite a short time these simple exercises , though they may seem ineffective to Western minds , will reward the individual with a tremendously increased performance , both in and out of the kwoon . |
| 11 | And , let me just read you the , it 's quite a short parable this one . |