Example sentences of "quite [adv] [prep] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The three piece leather does make for a lot of stitching at the sides and this suffered quite badly after a few days on rough moraine .
2 Tony sat quite still for a few moments and then parked his car on the wasteland at the side of the theatre .
3 Gordon sat quite still for a few seconds , then uncrossed his legs and went out of the room , a room in his own house , or rather his mother 's .
4 This manifested itself quite dramatically on a few occasions when , the holding screws having sheared , the rail curled up behind the tank as it moved down the slope .
5 It was a little short , but she managed quite well after a few practice steps .
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