Example sentences of "[noun pl] and quite a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos Grant 's got lots and lots of books and quite a lot now but she loves books and she takes care of them as well . |
| 2 | I think that 's true of the women , but of course an awful lot of our young men erm come from all boys ' schools and quite a lot of our young women from all girls ' schools , so this is the first time , when they get to Oxford , that they are interacting with each other , on a day-to-day basis I should say , and I think that in itself will they are not sure how to act towards each other and there 's going to be confusions . |
| 3 | There were flocks of moulting eiders and quite a lot of goosanders in the bays , as well as a number of turnstones in their smart ‘ tortoiseshell ’ breeding plumage along the shores . |
| 4 | We sorted all the papers I brought from ex employers and quite a lot of other stuff too , and I have put out several sackfuls of old paper and so on … |
| 5 | Overall , the results do suggest that high taxable rates have some impact on men 's working hours and quite a lot of impact on women 's . |
| 6 | Numerous houses became schools , many more became hospitals and quite a number were acquired as reform schools . |
| 7 | Moreover , Mr Andrew Jones was a neat dresser : he spent a lot on his clothes and quite a lot on Emma , but little on herself . |