Example sentences of "[adj] be quite the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those of you who have digested the argument of my last chapter will see why this is quite the reverse of what is really the case . |
| 2 | ‘ The Italian Album ’ is infinitely more varied in its contents ( although I 'm note quite sure that Gabrieli 's Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2 is quite the thing for a candle-lit dinner . |
| 3 | Not that that is quite the point . |
| 4 | I suppose you could you could work with me but er I do n't think that 's quite the idea . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't think that 's quite the word to describe my feelings — ’ |