Example sentences of "[conj] quite a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | I 've tried that quite a few times , so |
2 | 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 . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Ah , that difficult , aristocratic , fastidious tomato , what 's the betting that quite a few mouths would go for it were it on offer ? |
5 | Maggie blushed , aware that quite a few men were looking at her now . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | You have Cards 1 , 2 and 3 to start with and quite a few variations on those cards are possible , from arranging different numbers of zig-zag changes between the holes to trying out different yarns and stripes . |
8 | Well he 's hit me while I 've had my kid in my arms and quite a few times . |
9 | Rupert Carington , and his very attractive Italian-born wife Daniela Carington ; Mr Michael Balston , Lord Kenilworth , Count Fritz von der Schulenburg , Miss Alison Price , and quite a few others . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | There were three chauffeurs on the staff and quite a few vehicles , including some Mercedes in later years . |
12 | Fragments of paper were missing from some of the pages and quite a few names were faded , some almost beyond recognition . |
13 | And quite a few blisters bursting out all over as they say . |
14 | The park had a few fairly large hills ( or so it seemed to me at the time ) topped by a castle , a lake with a river running through it and quite a few trees scattered here and there . |
15 | Since Alford was described on the ballot paper merely as ‘ The Labour Candidate ’ , it would not be surprising if quite a few voters were confused , and voted for him by mistake . |
16 | I was disappointed that Yorkshire did n't want me , but quite a few players have made good careers for themselves after slipping through their net and I am determined to become another . ’ |
17 | But quite a few samples are thought to have nitrogens of about 1.4% , and for that quality of sample the suggestion in the trade is that a premium of up to £20/t could be available , though this is compared with a spot feed market that has been weakening over the past week . |
18 | But quite a few men do and live happily ever after . |
19 | not , not everywhere though they 've got water on tap , but quite a few places |
20 | ( After quite a few months of use , I still think these to be the best settings for ploughed land . ) |