Example sentences of "[pron] quite [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When she was just seventeen she fell in love with someone quite a bit older than she was . |
| 2 | Not only was this behaviour upsetting for anyone hearing it , but it gave my walking partner and I quite a scare . |
| 3 | Although in the early days Derek was happy to drive me around and did n't even charge me for the petrol , pretty soon our visits here and there grew so frequent and far afield that he was finding himself quite a bit out of pocket . |
| 4 | ‘ Not a lot to do in Vienna at present , and this Beethoven seems to be building himself quite a reputation . ’ |
| 5 | He was a big man with a fine moustache about the same age as her father had been , Emily guessed , but it was quite apparent that he considered himself quite a dandy . |
| 6 | Yeah he 's debauched himself quite a lot judging by his voice . |
| 7 | Its quite boring being in a car , its just yourself , but there 's always people to look at , its quite an adventure |
| 8 | It is a valuable acquisition for the museum as it describes an experience which quite a number of Middlesbrough people must have gone through . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ He seemed to consider you quite a threat . |
| 10 | ‘ I was watching that nun talking to you — it seems to have given you quite a turn . ’ |
| 11 | This book has given you quite a bit of practical advice — things to actually DO . |
| 12 | So do you find that does that help you quite a bit or |
| 13 | So once you get towards , take a clock in , make sure you pace yourself , and say at the end of that just put in a sort of sentence to make it look as if it 's been finished off Erm , what I usually do when I do an exam is I spend the first five minutes actually looking at the questions because initially you look for the ones that you 've revised and you see but there may be others there , there 're you can do in a slightly different way than the way that they first appear and that might help you quite a bit , although there are no trick questions in this . |
| 14 | Ten minutes spent in this way could well save you quite a lot of time in the long run . |
| 15 | Some food names tell you quite a lot about what 's in the food , provided you know a lot about food law ! |
| 16 | This is why it does throw you quite a lot if another actor forgets his move , because it churns up in your brain the sequences you 've worked out and are expecting . ‘ |
| 17 | It 's just that your father and I … well , we thought he was a very pleasant young man , and he seemed to like you quite a lot . ’ |
| 18 | But his interests appear to remain firmly with the purchasers ' ‘ needs ’ — and pockets — as he advises : ‘ If you want to buy a girl from one of the escort firms it will cost you quite a lot . |
| 19 | Well it it tells you quite a lot , but it does n't actually mention that bit . |
| 20 | Must have cost you quite a lot to buy them each a drink . |
| 21 | What comes to light around the 4th , 10th and 15th may give you quite a jolt . |
| 22 | He he 's on the second one quite a bit . |
| 23 | As I 'm not the person to answer you very little to get , I 'm get into something quite a lot , you know ? |
| 24 | yes , interesting you should say that , because the definition I had was something quite the reverse . |
| 25 | Was there quite a queue , did you walk in or park in ? |
| 26 | ‘ It gave her quite a shock , ’ said Bob Murray , managing director of the International Freight firm in Small Heath , Birmingham , where Carolyn has worked for three years . |
| 27 | But it took her it used to take her quite a while I suppose it would take couple of hours to make a bonny wreath would it . |
| 28 | He 's been going with her quite a while , though has he ? |
| 29 | But you did give her quite a blow . |
| 30 | On that first visit he told her quite a bit about himself . |