Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] n't quite [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maggie did n't quite know what to say and he nodded again . |
| 2 | Somehow a little business in Deptford did n't quite match up with his own ideas of McCloy 's origins . |
| 3 | England did n't quite make it in the Rugby World Cup but we did manage to fight rival bids from the likes of Sweden , Austria and Canada to host the prestigious Hair Olympics '94 . |
| 4 | Owen did n't quite understand this and would have asked more but the two men ducked into the next house . |
| 5 | Peggy did n't quite see how when she could n't even say what the thief looked like . |
| 6 | I liked Chapman , and even saw the odd game where he played the ball well on the ground , but he and Cantona did n't quite blend . |
| 7 | Masklin had n't quite trusted any of it . |
| 8 | ‘ You must have been up with the famous Ord Gaunt ? ’ says the man whose name Howard did n't quite catch , and the dense Middle English blackletter in which the words are uttered exactly matches their resonant profundity . |
| 9 | Last week , Jarman had n't quite decided whether they were to talk to the audience or simply sleep through the exhibition 's four-day run — ‘ although they 'll be allowed to get up for a pee and lunch , ’ he added generously . |