Example sentences of "[adv] quite a few " in BNC.
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1 | So I turned down quite a few sitcoms . |
2 | There 's a lot of movement of bird species at this time of year , so quite a few species may turn up , some quite unexpectedly . |
3 | Wealth tax exists in quite a few parts of the world . |
4 | The standard of accuracy expected is something that sadly seems to be lacking in quite a few civilian counterparts , as is the expectation that the pilot devour every bit of information related to his chosen profession . |
5 | Teenage antenatal classes exist in quite a few hospitals now , but there are not nearly enough . |
6 | I worked in quite a few departments in the Co-op erm and I was secretary to the education er in those days , whereas Miss member relations er in the , when I was there we were just education department with an educational secretary and erm then , he , we did all the staff training as well . |
7 | Ray Wilkins pulled in quite a few votes … 5 per cent … just above him is Ray Clemence … the top four … the heavywweights … the favourites … |
8 | Still coached by Dr Pietr Labuschange , Meyer went through a rigorous training schedule over the winter months and ran in quite a few cross-country races , a new experience for her . |
9 | Obviously we believe we can make up the time on roads we have been over quite a few times . ’ |
10 | there was already quite a few trees there , it was like a small wood and they 've plan and |
11 | However , there are still quite a few rather heavily marked White Parks and sometimes a completely black calf is thrown , which is never the case with the pure Chillinghams . |
12 | There are still quite a few trees and bushes festooned with the fruits of last year . |
13 | Above the eyes yeah , we 're still quite a few of these short are n't we ? |
14 | Barrie Clarke … says it was a tough race so much mud and he got thrown off quite a few times |
15 | As much a part of the scenery as the granite tors are the Dartmoor ponies , and there are usually quite a few around the hut circles . |
16 | The single , simple reason for the biography 's size is that , in the effort to come up with what , if only for the number of facts it contains , must rank as definitive , Ackroyd has scoured not just every imaginable source but also quite a few unimaginable ones as well . |
17 | There are also quite a few different colours ranging from black and bay ( light brown ) to grey and palomino ( cream ) . |
18 | He says Tory hardman Norman Tebbit was ‘ roughed up quite a few times ’ by Mrs Thatcher . |
19 | Erm I think you know there how to pick up quite a few |
20 | So this On on these general points like this you could pick up quite a few marks , but a lot of the questions are not that technical erm and they 're stuff that you do know . |
21 | With your inbuilt tachometer you 've no doubt clocked up quite a few since Seville . ’ |
22 | and I took up quite a few , thinned them out and my sister |
23 | Yeah I mean but on the other hand the there 's probably quite a few that did read it . |
24 | I do n't think that he could look after other countries , although the same sort of precedent could no doubt apply for example , the former French prime minister , there 's probably quite a few of them around , could be found to go |
25 | Er it seems to me that erm there are probably quite a few policies in the structure plan that could be omitted if we just took the all the P P Gs as read . |
26 | And and the visits seem to be more popular , and often quite a few careers officers will put their names down for that . |
27 | So you 've just got to work out some way that 'll make sense to you for remembering which way round they go and probably one good way is just write them out quite a few times think of a lot of words beginning with D. |
28 | Certainly over the years the the major proportion of our fire fighting , in terms of secondary fires , what we term secondary fires , the bonfires , was always concentrated around this period and going back quite a few years we used to have special appliances put on standby , extra crews and so on . |
29 | ‘ There are now quite a few sources from which firms can obtain this finance . ’ |
30 | And conversely , if you find that you 're just not a dab hand at paint techniques , or have n't got the time to find out , there are now quite a few wallpapers available which reproduce the effects , but require not painting : just hang , and you have instant sponged , rag-rolled or marbled walls ! |