Example sentences of "[adv] quite a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Somebody calculated that if the surface of the earth was covered with a layer of protein molecules a metre thick , right over the whole surface of the earth erm each one , each protein different from every other one , and let us suppose furthermore that each of these proteins had been changing once as second , uniquely , into some different kind ever since the formation of the earth , we would still have tried out only quite a small fraction of the available possible proteins a hundred amino acids long . |
| 2 | Had a slight operation and er I did n't know about it until today so erm er Paul 's going to offer him our good wishes and we 're going to be , I 'm told he 's home again and it 's , it 's only quite a minor operation and he 's quite well and that er hopefully will be back again next week . |
| 3 | So quite a long job , |
| 4 | And so quite a big job has been cutting reeds back around the islands and the banks , and also we 've had what they call blooms of blanketweed , not so much recently but , apparently it 's more common with new ponds and I had a tremendous bloom of blanketweed the first year after I made it . |
| 5 | the motive was to steal scrap metal from the company the amount of metal would have been less than a couple of hundred pounds so quite a minor incident in itself . |
| 6 | It 's in what was obviously quite a nice terrace at one time , early Victorian or something , with big fat columns holding up the porches and railings on the street and steps leading to the basement . |
| 7 | They were obviously quite a skilful lot , ’ said Hilary Wade . |
| 8 | So this was obviously quite a difficult job ? |
| 9 | Gay had scraped together quite a creditable lunch , which Breeze swallowed in haste and then rushed off to the Vicarage . |
| 10 | That the strength behaviour of whiskers is no different from that of much bigger crystals was confirmed by Dash who took a large ( 2 cm. ) crystal of silicon , which is normally quite a weak material , and polished it very carefully . |
| 11 | However , devolution is already quite a commonplace activity in many educational establishments around the world . |
| 12 | No I was just worrying that I always thought that I would never ever like come across anyone who I thought that I can even vaguely click with but I just realized that I can and it 's just quite a nice feeling . |
| 13 | The only thing he got wrong — admittedly quite a big thing ! — was the explanation itself . |
| 14 | These reactions may fade over time , but at the moment they are still quite a strong influence in Zimbabwean society . |
| 15 | Remember , though , no-one gets handed a medal for having a drug-free birth , but it 's still quite a good goal to aim for . |
| 16 | She was still quite a long way from Yatton Farm , but the windmill on its hillock could be clearly seen from the farm . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's still quite a long way off , ’ said Masklin . |
| 18 | Still quite a substantial amount , but only a tiny part of the whole . ’ |
| 19 | But it 's still quite a sizeable gravitation pull . |
| 20 | There 's still quite a big bottle for use on a Wednesday down . |
| 21 | Driver said that ‘ Good old Genklene is still quite a big seller to laboratory customers ’ — Vickers still sells over 1000 litres a year . |
| 22 | ‘ When the Country Court programme was started , building hotels was still quite a sensible thing to do . |
| 23 | but it was n't like a long thing but like I , the time that I spent with him was like quite a long time , like the evening , whatever , so he 'd get , and like it just used to be constant pauses , it used to be terrible and so we used to get off with each other like you pause for , for what |
| 24 | They are usually quite a mixed group , some of whom have had bad experiences at school or have been long term truants . |
| 25 | No I find that usually quite a mixed crowd goes to it . |
| 26 | Settling into the first interview is usually quite a tense period . |
| 27 | They have done this particularly because new money was made available and when budgets are tight it 's often difficult to put aside quite a substantial chunk of money , particularly if you 've got some capital investment that 's required . |
| 28 | He 's also quite a tricky dresser and not badly off . |
| 29 | This is not Norma 's fault , she 's probably quite a nice dear who never wanted the fame , never wanted a prime minister for a husband , just wanted to get on with the washing up back in Huntingdon . |
| 30 | Our ‘ second-level ’ witch is probably quite a respectable member of the community and may meet with fellow members of the coven in a house down your street or on your estate . |