Example sentences of "[verb] for quite a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still searching for perfection , she has no plans to retire for quite a while yet , when will she quit ? |
| 2 | The band plays for quite a bit . |
| 3 | She heard the question and did n't answer for quite a while , just looked at me . |
| 4 | As Ascension Day is always on a weekday , the passers-by on their way to work are able to enjoy the singing which , as the church itself is on very high ground , can be heard for quite a distance . |
| 5 | I carry on walking for quite a bit . |
| 6 | ‘ He 's very thick with the new master , Humphrey Morris , which counts for quite a lot , ’ Bridget said thoughtfully . |
| 7 | He hummed and hawed for quite a while about it , but in the end I asked him if you were getting any visitors , and if not , I said , must n't you be feeling pretty lonely , and that did it . |
| 8 | Nothing happens for quite a while , then the rod-tip trembles , so I hold the rod in one hand and the line in the other . |
| 9 | Their eyes met , sheer delight in each other in both pairs , and then Luke was kissing her on the mouth with so much loving tenderness that she could n't speak for quite a while . |
| 10 | Fortunately it was a price she could afford , and she had made the arrangements , coming back to her room to eat the best meal and sleep the best sleep she had done for quite a while . |
| 11 | From here we could see for quite a distance , but there was no sign of the hunt , nor any sound . |
| 12 | Well they were bubbling this morning , I think mainly because of Saturday , when it r we were reall the whole club was lifted through Saturday afternoon because something was shown that erm has n't been shown for quite a while here . |
| 13 | Well they were bubbling this morning , I think mainly because of Saturday , when it r we were reall the whole club was lifted through Saturday afternoon because something was shown that erm has n't been shown for quite a while here . |
| 14 | ‘ But I think I could keep it going for quite a while . |
| 15 | Doubt it cos it was convalescing for quite a while . |
| 16 | And it does so in syntax which calls for quite a feat of structuring and interpreting . |
| 17 | The futuristic hopper calls for quite a bit of disguising . |
| 18 | When he did not return for quite a while , she guessed they had been talking to each other about her . |
| 19 | I got taken outside , thrown in a car and squashed between two men and driven for quite a while . |
| 20 | Control of the existing social machinery counted for quite a lot in this battle ; the reformers forced some concessions but failed to topple the existing hierarchy . |
| 21 | She said that she knew about it and that she had known for quite a while . |
| 22 | They should go they should go for quite a number of years . |
| 23 | ‘ They have n't been involved for quite a while so you could n't really expect them to be picked , ’ said Thorstvedt , who is likely to be Norway 's last line of defence on October 14 . |
| 24 | I think he once did say to me that he was very disturbed at how much ‘ coke ’ David was doing and that it had got to the point where he did n't hide it from deFries , whereas he did for quite a while at first . |
| 25 | yeah , oh well I did for quite a while |
| 26 | Dawn 's nervousness while she was attached to my hand lasted for quite a while and there was nothing I could do about it other than reassure her . |
| 27 | That was all he could say for quite a time ; but when he had recovered his confidence he said a lot more , all of it expressing gratitude to Sheila for her quick thinking and great pluck and shame for his own and Chuck 's roughness with her earlier . |
| 28 | ‘ We 'd been talking about getting married for quite a while , ’ said Nicky . |
| 29 | She closed her eyes and kept them closed for quite a while , and when she opened them again it seemed as though she had gathered herself together . |