Example sentences of "[conj] quite a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well if if you add to those two factors , erm isolation and and loneliness , erm then the consequences can vary I mean certainly there were large numbers or quite a few elderly people up in the flats , who who survived who survived very poorly really . |
| 2 | Discussion revealed that women 's interests lay very much with lambing , first aid , dairy husbandry and financial management although quite a few were doubtful about their capacity to cope with the last of these subjects . |
| 3 | ‘ All the guys down here will choose to wear plain , dark wetsuits , although quite a few of us are dictated to by sponsors on that front . |
| 4 | Although quite a few of the sample married , like Annie J. , comparatively late in life , most of the marriages were contracted while the bride was still in her twenties . |
| 5 | Although quite a few had subsequently been dismissed , both Braithwaite and Colclough having had their spies in the Chartist ranks , men who had sung those Chartist hymns about freedom and justice the loudest as they had been memorizing names and faces to sell afterwards to Uriah and Ben . |
| 6 | However , Gaver reports that quite a few people within Apple use his SonicFinder in their daily work . |
| 7 | Maggie blushed , aware that quite a few men were looking at her now . |
| 8 | One possible factor in the success of some of these marriages is that quite a few women do seem to get a kick out of seeing men dressed up in women 's clothing , though I do n't know why . |
| 9 | However , after conduction an informal poll , I can report that quite a few women of a certain age think Mr McShane is hotter stuff than most of the antiques he sells . |
| 10 | It seems to me that quite a few of our senior British players have had to put up with more than their fair share of criticism in recent years , when perhaps a bit of encouragement might have been more appropriate . |
| 11 | Ah , that difficult , aristocratic , fastidious tomato , what 's the betting that quite a few mouths would go for it were it on offer ? |
| 12 | What do you feel you know the fact that that that quite a lot of erm well you were saying e you saying that quite a few quite a lot more coloured people live here |
| 13 | It is interesting to note that quite a few are now teaching in the secondary school sector without DES QTS . |
| 14 | Peter Donaldson said that quite a few people came into his shop and tried to exchange Dillons vouchers under the misapprehension that they were Book Tokens . |
| 15 | I should point out in all fairness that quite a few Northern Ireland Members are engaged in talks with the Secretary of State on the future government of Northern Ireland and therefore can not be present at the moment . |
| 16 | The result is that it is very complex ; in addition , I must note that quite a few words are given stress patterns that I do not feel are acceptable in present-day English . |
| 17 | And the dazzling thing was that quite a few made a beeline for a lady who co , could at least give thirty years ! |
| 18 | I 've tried that quite a few times , so |
| 19 | I know there are many , and I know that quite a few of you are students in the classes run by the Centre for Continuing Education . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | A girl in a smart black uniform is collecting money in this box and quite a few people stop and drop money in it . |
| 22 | They opened the gates by the steps and quite a few people are coming and going through them now . |
| 23 | Many hold down regular jobs and quite a few are highly-paid , professional people . |
| 24 | ‘ This year 's run was rather windy , ’ he said ‘ and quite a few people did have problems . |
| 25 | Few people understand exactly what they are and what they can do and quite a few people have mistaken impressions from the media . |
| 26 | The numbers were reduced to nine the following year , as it was generally felt that it would be better to hold them every other year and quite a few indicated they would be prepared to take part on a biennial basis . |
| 27 | There are ( thankfully ) fewer ‘ guitar ’ sounds this time and quite a few spacey ‘ pads ’ . |
| 28 | All of the full- and part-time teaching staff are pro musicians , though , and quite a few are associated with Guitarist in some way . |
| 29 | There was a buzz of expectation about them and quite a few seemed to be smiling and jolly . |
| 30 | Lesbian issues came to be taken seriously only when there were a number of lesbian volunteers ( and quite a few men supporting them too ) who were prepared to be loud-mouthed , difficult , overworked and sometimes thoroughly disliked within the organization . |