Example sentences of "[noun] and quite a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr O'Malley , of the Parents ' Association , having arrived to see what they had got for their money , stood with the rest of the interested parties , Mr Sylvester and Mrs Bean and Mr and Mrs Singh and quite a lot of the Sports Committee . |
| 2 | And erm there was half a dozen shops and quite a few , spent most of me life there . |
| 3 | ‘ The journey to the hacienda is difficult by car and quite a long way . |
| 4 | The addition of a bubble-up or other filter filled with carbon , to the stored water , also removes chlorine and quite a few of the other nasties that may occur ( though charcoal/carbon is far from a panacea for all ills — it DOES NOT remove ammonia , nitrites , and nitrates despite some manufacturers ' claims ) . |
| 5 | Cos Grant 's got lots and lots of books and quite a lot now but she loves books and she takes care of them as well . |
| 6 | I think that 's true of the women , but of course an awful lot of our young men erm come from all boys ' schools and quite a lot of our young women from all girls ' schools , so this is the first time , when they get to Oxford , that they are interacting with each other , on a day-to-day basis I should say , and I think that in itself will they are not sure how to act towards each other and there 's going to be confusions . |
| 7 | They opened the gates by the steps and quite a few people are coming and going through them now . |
| 8 | I was invited to open functions in various parts of the Yorkshire Dales and quite a surprising number of people turned up . |
| 9 | It is half the height of the parent and quite a treasure , especially for small gardens . |
| 10 | There were flocks of moulting eiders and quite a lot of goosanders in the bays , as well as a number of turnstones in their smart ‘ tortoiseshell ’ breeding plumage along the shores . |
| 11 | And Jonathan was justice of the peace and quite a leader in ar area . |
| 12 | Here we were sorted our into groups according to the types of honours and quite a long wait ensued . |
| 13 | When I arrived back I found that there had been very little press coverage and quite a lot of disbelief . |
| 14 | We sorted all the papers I brought from ex employers and quite a lot of other stuff too , and I have put out several sackfuls of old paper and so on … |
| 15 | Overall , the results do suggest that high taxable rates have some impact on men 's working hours and quite a lot of impact on women 's . |
| 16 | So that was quite an experience and quite a contrast from er life in good old England . |
| 17 | Between 60 and 70 a day have been attending the job help centre on site and quite a number have found other work . |
| 18 | What is certain is that the pre-1989 Austin/MG range , all Skodas , Yugos and quite a few Lancias do not , which does not help already depressed resale prices . |
| 19 | However , the work involved in generating enough statistical observations to produce a reasonable sample size for an examination of 10 potential shares is still considerable and beyond the means and inclination of most private investors and quite a few professional investors/fund managers . |
| 20 | ‘ People would n't read too much into our last victory over Waterford , but scoring 20 points was a fair achievement and quite a confidence booster . |
| 21 | Fragments of paper were missing from some of the pages and quite a few names were faded , some almost beyond recognition . |
| 22 | About one-half of all farms in Britain now employ only one farm-worker and quite a few , in fact , employ none at all ( the work being done by family members ) . |
| 23 | There were three chauffeurs on the staff and quite a few vehicles , including some Mercedes in later years . |
| 24 | This is not to say that everything is roses hereabouts though , for when a mountainous swell approaches Stennis from the south west , the platform at the lower end of the terrace can be awash with spray and quite a lively place to be ! |
| 25 | Now what we 've got , if you take this little point here , that means that somebody has a sort of quite a young age and quite a low income . |
| 26 | There are over 50 coral reef fish species and quite a number of invertebrates which live by cleaning parasites and small pieces of dead tissue from other fish living on or visiting the reef . |
| 27 | Well he 's hit me while I 've had my kid in my arms and quite a few times . |
| 28 | ‘ Actually , ’ confessed the Navigator , perking up , ‘ I composed a poem and quite a good one . ’ |
| 29 | It was quite a drive and quite a list for when she got there , so she was unlikely to be back before the early evening ; but this was no great problem , because they 'd soon be closing the doors so that they could make a start on the next day 's preparations . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've had a very good life and quite a long one . |