Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] n't quite [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your steel-mesh underflesh has n't quite knitted properly . |
| 2 | Ironically , the Somerset bowling has n't quite lived up to the predictions . |
| 3 | But today 's demonstration did n't quite go to plan . |
| 4 | its , it , the other truck drivers and I have to say that erm to a certain extent you do need to be forceful and positive because er they need a lot of space to manoeuvre on the road and a lot of people who drive cars do n't quite realize how much space they need and if they wo n't give you the space you have to take it . |
| 5 | Old man does well and the kids do n't quite make it . |
| 6 | Danon does n't quite capture the swing that ties these dances to their Romanian background ( the folktunes are genuine ) — perhaps surprisingly , in view of his Yugoslav origins : it 's only down the road , after all . |
| 7 | The action does n't quite live up to the presentation : it 's simple overhead-view stuff with no frills , but fun nonetheless . |
| 8 | British Telecom has n't quite learnt the alphabet . |
| 9 | A surprising amount of liberty is granted to something that many parents do n't quite trust , and whose ‘ activities ’ tend to go unsupervised . |
| 10 | Maggie did n't quite know what to say and he nodded again . |
| 11 | Her attempt at a light laugh did n't quite make it . |
| 12 | It 's erm an area where two elements of the law do n't quite meet tidily and For instance if you worth four hundred thousand pounds big figure , and you had a hundred thousand of it in your own name and three hundred thousand jointly with your wife , wife die er you die , your estate for probate purposes is a hundred thousand pounds . |
| 13 | Somehow a little business in Deptford did n't quite match up with his own ideas of McCloy 's origins . |
| 14 | England did n't quite make it in the Rugby World Cup but we did manage to fight rival bids from the likes of Sweden , Austria and Canada to host the prestigious Hair Olympics '94 . |
| 15 | When Vietnam and Watergate were over things simmered down in society and the urgency sort of fell out of film making ; the directors did n't quite know where they were , they had no targets . |
| 16 | Psychologically Bury does n't quite produce the adrenalin rush one expects at London and you do n't have the crowds to pander to . |
| 17 | Develop will be erm , shown , but it is not about running it 's about medieval Shrewsbury , many towns have these , the Yorvik one 's been spectacularly successful , and has been copied in places like Canterbury for those that saw Songs of Praise last night , with even , erm , it is evident that this will be a new visitor attraction for the town with a generation of jobs , permanent jobs in , in that er , facility , it will improve the erm , appearance of main entrance into the town centre , very important in terms of attracting other people in the future , unfortunately the Borough Council have n't quite got enough money , or they tell us . |
| 18 | ‘ The couple next to the loudspeaker did n't quite hear you . ’ |
| 19 | Activision 's second ghostly computer product did n't quite follow the enormous success of its predecessor , although in game design it 's just as mediocre . |
| 20 | Try it again Tim daddy did n't quite understand , say it again . |
| 21 | Marshall does n't quite know what to do with Geena Davis ' study in female renunciation as star player Dottie , a woman who gives up baseball to be a good wife . |
| 22 | Mm , so people that just believe that you 're going to heaven have n't quite got the faith to believe that there 'll be people on earth as well |
| 23 | Obvious because it stares you in the face as you walk in to the corrie , and also because you can see that the icicle has n't quite formed despite rumours that it does . |
| 24 | Lillian Gish , Bette Davis and Ann Sothern do n't quite gel together in The Whales Of August ( U Vestron 23 Oct ) . |
| 25 | Owen did n't quite understand this and would have asked more but the two men ducked into the next house . |
| 26 | But things did n't quite go as expected during filming outside the Daily Mirror building in Holborn , London … |
| 27 | Things did n't quite go to plan — which has proved annoying for you , and you 're now asking for a second service ; for which you 'll pay me . ’ |
| 28 | I 'm gon na fill it in in a minute do n't quite fit there you go okay ? |
| 29 | ‘ The feeling was indescribable and nowadays when things do n't quite go as planned I often sit back and think of other jockeys who never had a Derby win and who , for the remainder of their careers , will be chasing this elusive rainbow . |
| 30 | The Japanese hi-fi 's clapped out , the VW should have been replaced 18 months ago , and that new Miele dishwasher does n't quite fit alongside the Swedish fridge . |