Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] n't quite [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not nearly so self-consciously ‘ modern ’ as , say , Slaves Of New York , this disaster-laden story of a Manhatten misfit who 's had enough does n't quite live up to the provocative promise of its title . |
| 2 | I just did n't quite judge it right , so I decided to go for the hole rather than ipe the team out ! |
| 3 | You just did n't quite qualify you two . |
| 4 | The discussions about the pre game meets in Tetley pubs just make me homesick , The discussions about the pre game meets in Tetley pubs just make me homesick , luoops Labatt Blue just does n't quite do it . |
| 5 | How it all came to this I still do n't quite know , so cloudy were the after-effects of the whiskey . |
| 6 | This is the way I have learned to use my machine and although there are one or two things I still do n't quite understand , I feel that with a bit of determination and the help of your articles I am getting there . |
| 7 | ‘ I still do n't quite understand what you mean , ’ Miss Honey said gently . |
| 8 | And , although she was rapidly coming to the conclusion that she had made a fool of herself all down the line , she still did n't quite know how . |
| 9 | I could n't help smiling at that ; she still had n't quite forgiven me for the fact that her remedy had n't been effective . |
| 10 | She still had n't quite lost that tone of bitterness when talking about Martin . |
| 11 | Which still does n't quite explain why , on the Lovesexy sleeve , Cat is represented by the shape of a heart . |
| 12 | What 's the point of being aggressive with somebody when they 're gon na walk away feeling as if they 've just been walked all over , so you 've still got the same situation you 've got one person walking away feeling a little bit fed up and the other person not so if you talk about assertiveness in terms of aggression and in terms of submission i.e. there 's going to be a winner and there 's going to be a loser depending which way round you look at it then you still have n't quite grasped what we mean by assertiveness . |
| 13 | As I commented a little earlier to somebody , I still have n't quite forgiven my mother-in-law for the chemistry set she bought my seven-year-old . |
| 14 | Well they 're a lot of fun and kids love them , and as I commented a little earlier to somebody I still have n't quite forgiven my mother-in-law for the chemistry set she bought my seven year old . |
| 15 | As I commented a little earlier to somebody , I still have n't quite forgiven my mother-in-law for the chemistry set she bought my seven-year-old . |
| 16 | Thompson said : ‘ I probably do n't quite realise how nervous I will be at the Oscars . |
| 17 | And I really do n't quite know how to thank you enough . ’ |
| 18 | How it all happened I now do n't quite know , |