Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] n't quite [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Old man does well and the kids do n't quite make it . |
| 3 | A surprising amount of liberty is granted to something that many parents do n't quite trust , and whose ‘ activities ’ tend to go unsupervised . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But things did n't quite go as expected during filming outside the Daily Mirror building in Holborn , London … |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | Traditional current affairs departments have n't quite figured out how to adjust their agenda to meet the shift . |
| 9 | I 'm not convinced about the appendicitis — the symptoms do n't quite add up . ’ |
| 10 | Which is pretty much what happens , although one of the new jumpers does n't quite get it right and ends up doing an unscheduled , but spectacular stunt . |
| 11 | But according to research released yesterday , the facts do n't quite fit the script . |
| 12 | The idea of Jim Morrison in a pair of black cotton slacks does n't quite have the same ring , does it ? |