Example sentences of "for quite a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it does so in syntax which calls for quite a feat of structuring and interpreting . |
| 2 | Nicandra knocked and tapped against the bars for quite a minute before Silly-Willie 's white face , like an oversized moon , filled the small window . |
| 3 | they sold it for quite a bit of money and |
| 4 | The company came in for quite a bit of stick with their new version of the Escort and if the Mondeo had not been well received they could have been in real trouble . |
| 5 | They have come in for quite a bit of stick , particularly when they 've been dealing with rape cases . |
| 6 | The Davidsons ' publicist Clifford Elson said last night : ‘ Jim 's going away for quite a while over Christmas which will give the situation a chance to defuse . |
| 7 | Do you like to know where , for quite a while in advance what you 're going to sing then ? |
| 8 | Well , for quite a lot of treasure , he had to admit — but where had it all gone ? |
| 9 | For quite a lot of people the last day of October was going to be a very rough day indeed . |
| 10 | And provided work for quite a lot of men . |
| 11 | The new school suffered from a degree of excess capacity for quite a number of years : by 1894 the average attendance was 109 , Miss Harris acting as assistant mistress ; she was shortly replaced by Benjamin 's daughter , Minnie Titford , and they were joined by Miss Maud Reading , the infants ' mistress , as the average attendance rose to a hundred and twenty . |
| 12 | And er he was there for quite a number of years and then went to just for a few years , and came back to Galashiels to work with the same firm and then he started business on his own . |
| 13 | But we kept this on for quite a number of years . |
| 14 | Which er I did eventually get on to and was a convenor for quite a number of years . |
| 15 | Taking everything into consideration , the 1993 Coca Cola North West 200 — which is the 64th of the series — must be the most open and potentially exciting for quite a number of years . |
| 16 | They should go they should go for quite a number of years . |
| 17 | And I carried on doing that for quite a number of years and I managed to be voted onto the Edinburgh committee . |
| 18 | And er I was put up for the committee and was successful and sat on the committee for quite a number of years . |