Example sentences of "be quite [adj] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From initial investigations , it appeared that some measure of the number of letters in a word , and the word shape , would be quite restrictive for the list of possible candidates ( for Case 1 ) , as discussed below . |
| 2 | In principle it would be quite possible for the study of English poetry to begin in a similar ab initio fashion , except that it would be fruitless for someone to embark on it who did not have at least some familiarity with poetry and a wish to read more . |
| 3 | erm I think it could be quite time-consuming for the teachers , at least initially , until they 'd got used to some reasonably easy form for doing it . |
| 4 | It is important to realize that the scope of a scheme which apparently focuses on a relatively narrow area may be quite wide by the time all fringe topics ( which are relevant to or have some impact upon the core area ) have been noted . |
| 5 | If the house was formerly in the sole name of the husband it would be quite appropriate for the wife 's solicitors to insist on a full abstract of title commencing with a good root of title ( although in practice it seems to be accepted that the title was properly investigated at the time of the husband 's purchase ) ; but in the case of a house already in joint names it is thought that this could be dispensed with , the wife 's solicitor assuming that a proper investigation of title to the property was made at the time when the house was purchased by the husband and the wife . |
| 6 | It might be quite instructive for the reader to select an algebra text at random and see how many , if any , holes he can pick in the proof of the following theorem given therein . |
| 7 | This problem , which , where conflicts of interest are involved , becomes one of ideology , need not lead to overt conflict , however , because the groups concerned may be quite unaware of the discrepancy . |
| 8 | Lévi-Strauss ' attack , together with Sartre 's own theoretical difficulties which have already been charted , was effective enough to be quite devastating to the project of the Critique — which was never completed . |
| 9 | Well we think that the D O E would probably be quite pleased with the position that we reached today . |
| 10 | The power of the bureaucracy merely corresponds to the power of the state as a whole and so may be quite compatible with the power ( or lack of it ) exercised elsewhere in the state apparatus . |
| 11 | The former could include attractive packaging or promotional material , but this would be quite unsuitable for the consumer press . |
| 12 | Yes , I thought they might be quite useful for the summer , they do n't seem to have any erm . |
| 13 | All these may be part of a general attractiveness but they may be quite separate from the priorities of the job . |
| 14 | So it will be quite separate from the amounts of money that you are receiving from the erm Paymaster General 's Office . |
| 15 | It can also be quite revealing about the individual 's translation strategies and their views on the nature of the translating process . |
| 16 | This is a reflection of the fact that the series was designed primarily for broadcast and the producer had to cater for those home viewers who might be quite new to the language it presents . |
| 17 | Not only was there great perplexity about the existence of a Strait — for all the men in their five little ships knew , Balboa 's Panama and the Columbia that Columbus had sighted in 1499 might be the equatorial portions of a continent that extended without a break to the Antarctic pole , and the Southern Sea would be quite unreachable from the west . |
| 18 | Before you start on the preparation you must be quite sure of the range of studies within which you are to work . |
| 19 | This must be quite disappointing to the Danes who have spent millions of pounds over the years building up ‘ Danish ’ as a trademark on a par with Bisto or Nescafe . |
| 20 | British sources say they already have the potential power-unit and are half-convinced that the French may already be quite advanced in the aero-dynamics of the bodyshell . |
| 21 | The attendant females are known as aunties , though nannies might be a better term , for although these birds are successful breeders , they may be quite unrelated to the majority of their charges . |
| 22 | The influence of such leaders on their followers is limited and they may be quite helpless in the face of recalcitrant committee and sub-committee chairmen . |
| 23 | Such an impost would be quite contrary to the policies of the Government and the Conservative party and we shall not introduce any such policy . |
| 24 | By comparison , badger aroma is much less pungent and less acrid , though it can be quite strong in the vicinity of the sett , where the occupants have repeatedly marked both the ground and each other . |
| 25 | Unlike most sugars , it does not taste sweet — if it did milk would be quite sugary to the taste-buds because it is loaded with lactose . |
| 26 | On short putts crouch a little more and be quite deliberate about the stroke itself . |
| 27 | He obviously must be quite annoyed about the fact that Blanche is moving in , so he even confronts her and asks her how long she is going to stay . |
| 28 | Apart from being slimmer and healthier at the end of the diet , you should also be quite knowledgeable on the subject of diet in general , and be your own expert on the diet that 's right for you . |
| 29 | Mr. Philipson addressed an impassioned argument that it would be quite wrong for the court to vary the injunction at the behest of the defendants , seeing that they had flouted Morland J. 's order , as a result of which the documents had come into the hands of the Federal Reserve Board , who had in turn passed the information to the Bank of England ; and that it would be the antithesis of justice that the consequence of this misconduct should be the discharge of the very injunction which had been designed to protect the plaintiffs from these consequences . |
| 30 | At the same time , the detailed results have , in some cases , proved to be quite sensitive to the specification of the model ; and the models have introduced considerations ( such as the effect on the scale of firms ) that were absent from the simple competitive equilibrium treatment . |