Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] quite [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd worked with him about four years ago and helped him quite a bit . |
| 2 | Which is good , because Cliff Gallup used it quite a bit , too , and this month and next , we 're going to try his solos from Gene Vincent 's Race With The Devil . |
| 3 | As Signals explained , television ruined all this homespun entertainment but personally I found it quite a relief when we got a set and could all sit around watching King George 's funeral . |
| 4 | ‘ I found it quite a transition to go from being a single bloke to being married . |
| 5 | He told me quite a lot about his experiences during our stay in hospital together . |
| 6 | It 's typical , they just accepted it all , so it did n't really achieve a great deal , but Mike told me quite a lot of things that I do n't really have any idea , or I did n't know about , |
| 7 | On that first visit he told her quite a bit about himself . |
| 8 | You taught me quite a lesson yesterday ! ’ |
| 9 | It certainly lost us quite a lot of Conservative votes . |
| 10 | Once I had learnt to ride , the trick of balancing took me quite a while , that bike , over the next four years gave me enormous pleasure . |
| 11 | It took me quite a while to rebuild my confidence . |
| 12 | To tell the truth , it took me quite a while to realize that the pitiable chirruping I heard all about me was , in fact , human speech . |
| 13 | It took me quite a while to convince him that my being with you was because I was trying to persuade you to — ’ |
| 14 | It took me quite a while to cope with the shock . ’ |
| 15 | Well , erm , of course it took them quite a while that the people |
| 16 | ‘ It took us quite a while to persuade other people just how much tennis in general could benefit , especially in those countries where Government grants are dependent on Olympic membership , if tennis was once again a member of the Olympic family . |
| 17 | Helen had gone earlier , and when they arrived the number of cars already there made it quite a problem to find a parking space . |
| 18 | It gave me quite a thrill . |
| 19 | But he bore no malice , and on the way back to the hotel gave me quite a run-down on his cousin Ena , who he said had once been Queen of Spain . |
| 20 | It gave me quite a shock . |
| 21 | You gave me quite a shock . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ My goodness , yes , you gave me quite a fright . ’ |
| 23 | It really gave me quite a fright . |
| 24 | Still , the thought gave me quite a jolt of pleasure . |
| 25 | I was missing the warmth of the people , although my two years in the ‘ east ’ gave me quite a lot of material which you will discover in the following pages . |
| 26 | ‘ It gave her quite a shock , ’ said Bob Murray , managing director of the International Freight firm in Small Heath , Birmingham , where Carolyn has worked for three years . |
| 27 | Another 36% liked it quite a lot , but almost as many men enjoyed it only a little , not very much or not at all ( 7% of our sample say they ca n't remember how they felt ) . |
| 28 | Her room was pleasant and airy ; a front room , probably the best in the house , and Aunt Louise 's possessions gave it quite an air . |
| 29 | Gervaise knew of his existence before he died , and although he was n't able to acknowledge his son , he left him quite a fortune . ’ |