Example sentences of "[adv] quite so [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he turned to face her , Ronni was suddenly wishing she had n't sat down quite so hurriedly . |
| 2 | If only the bar was n't brought down quite so hard on everyone 's head . |
| 3 | As one , the six typewriters began clacking again , not perhaps quite so loudly as their operators strained to hear the rest of the conversation . |
| 4 | But not perhaps quite so often . |
| 5 | You have to repeat the same size cut on the rootstock stem but , as it will probably be a slightly different thickness , you will not need to cut in quite so deeply ( the object is to take out a shield shape that the bud will fit as perfectly as possible ) . |
| 6 | Canteen or smokeroom jokes are no longer quite so clodhoppingly crude , blatant sexism wobbles a bit , with a challenge to macho sexuality sitting right there smiling an arch you-don't-say smile . |
| 7 | Men are not quite so easily put off sex . |
| 8 | Not quite so easily found just yet , but proving popular , are linen-Lycra mixes , often in knitwear rather than woven fabrics . |
| 9 | However , all of these properties can be achieved by the use of other chemicals , although perhaps not quite so economically in every case . |
| 10 | The rasp of the Pratt and Whitney R985 radial engine is not quite so authentically nostalgic as the putter of the old Tiger Moth 's Gipsy Major , but lost of people do like to do things in pairs while on holiday . |
| 11 | I suppose I 'm feeling slightly sceptical about the situation , but if you ask me as blankly as that of course my immediate reaction , my old reaction would be ‘ but of course I feel confident about the future of British music ’ , you know , in my more sceptical mood now I still would say ‘ yes ’ , but not quite so enthusiastically as before . |
| 12 | Not quite so confidently as in Stratford ; or in Oxford , of course , where he had memorised whole sentences from the Jan Morris guide . |
| 13 | We knew each other before the Expo , though not quite so intimately as now . ’ |
| 14 | Book for Jackie not quite so straight forward . |
| 15 | Dave 's book , yes I 'm sure that 's going to be straight forward , book for Jackie not quite so straight forward . |
| 16 | Not quite so even as a Mouse 's Hide |
| 17 | I did n't , of course , expect to have to — not quite so soon . ’ |
| 18 | She had been expecting him to call , though not quite so soon as this . |
| 19 | Today 's stars , which naturally include any of the England squad are all worth a look , but there are a number of other anglers around who are not quite so generally well known but are a joy to watch . |
| 20 | ‘ Here we are to spend a merry right , are we not , Thomas ? ’ shouted Gwendolen in a high penetrating voice , to the intense interest of those not quite so well acquainted with Dickens 's letters . |
| 21 | And once you 're married a little bit of complacency settles in and your membership is not quite so well served , but what you 've got to remember is that whilst you 're busy losing interest , somebody else is always interested in your partner or your member , so when , I 'll rephrase that I 'll rephrase that . |
| 22 | Well , we seem to be a society that is very much orientated to crisis management rather than prevention , and perhaps we 're very good at recognizing our human needs and our children 's needs in terms of their nourishment , their physical and intellectual development , but perhaps not quite so well acquainted with their emotional needs to feel safe and secure with the adults around them being in control and able to handle their lives and the world 's situation in a mature and secure way . |
| 23 | For Maud Gonne , the prospects were not quite so thrillingly clear-cut . |
| 24 | And I do need telling every now and then , although perhaps not quite so vehemently . ’ |
| 25 | Though perhaps not quite so avidly sought after as its Pirelli or even Ilford counterpart , these nonetheless prove to be extremely popular with local folk who send them to their far-flung nearest and dearest . |
| 26 | ‘ Maybe not quite so far , ’ I said . |
| 27 | ‘ It can still be pretty hazardous , though not quite so bloody . ’ |
| 28 | Early risers can also have cheap electric showers ( not quite so early in the summer , as the clock is not altered when the change is made to British Summer Time ) , while fridges , freezers and outside lights will cost less to run . |
| 29 | Apart from regular ‘ cheesecake ’ or ‘ girlie ’ pictures of the sort that help boost the circulation of the popular press in Britain , there were syndicated pieces similar to those bizarre examples quoted above , though perhaps not quite so glaringly irrelevant . |
| 30 | Youth Allyah would not have given up quite so easily . |