Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] quite [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which does not quite explain the fishermen . |
| 2 | There are moments when the performance appears to lack urgency — the opening of the finale is rather sedate , and the middle section of the Allegretto does not quite capture the ‘ will o ’ the wisp ’ character intended by the composer . |
| 3 | Cleopatra is one of the supreme creations in any opera , and if Barbara Schlick does not quite capture the full measure of the role , her singing is lovely throughout ; she is particularly touching at Cleopatra 's more vulnerable moments . |
| 4 | Development through Drama seemed to provide just this and became a set text worldwide , but as with most formulae , the recommended practice often does not quite match the philosophy . |
| 5 | While Smart 's contemporaries failed to appreciate the sublimity of his Song to David , later critics have signally failed to agree on its construction and Smart 's own note of explanation does not quite match the case . |
| 6 | These long-term priming effects are explained , within the logogen model , by assuming that after threshold has been reached activation dies down rapidly at first over a period of a second or so , but does not quite reach the normal resting level : there follows a long period during which there is very slow decay of residual activation — a period measured in hours or even days . |
| 7 | For him apparently , although no moralist , the answer ‘ I enjoy it ’ does not quite settle the matter . |
| 8 | Start by increasing power until the model becomes very light on the floats but does not quite leave the ground . |
| 9 | The word ‘ departed ’ , used in the RSV and other versions , does not quite convey the sense of the Hebrew verb , which means ‘ gone into exile ’ . |
| 10 | In truth that phrase does not quite fit the Jacob/Esau narratives . |
| 11 | Patricia Hodge does not quite evoke the mixture of clown and vamp that list suggests . |
| 12 | Shostakovich himself declared that he wanted to write a ‘ happy ’ Symphony , but somehow he does not quite seem the natural choice for such a thing . |
| 13 | The fact that he 's not pin-up material like Bolton and does not quite have the same vocal dexterity as either Bolton or Richie probably has a significant bearing on his lack of success in Europe . |
| 14 | Powered by a four-stroke engine , running on unleaded petrol , the junior-sized version does n't quite match the performance of its 180mph big brother . |
| 15 | I liked his gentle , unimpeded sense of flow in the opening Andante dolce ( his slightly brisker tempo does n't quite achieve the same buoyancy as Richter ) , and his finely controlled phrasing and subtle ‘ nodal-pointing ’ are much to be admired also . |
| 16 | Danon does n't quite capture the swing that ties these dances to their Romanian background ( the folktunes are genuine ) — perhaps surprisingly , in view of his Yugoslav origins : it 's only down the road , after all . |
| 17 | The idea of Jim Morrison in a pair of black cotton slacks does n't quite have the same ring , does it ? |
| 18 | It seems she does n't quite have the stomach to be an assassin . ’ |
| 19 | Psychologically Bury does n't quite produce the adrenalin rush one expects at London and you do n't have the crowds to pander to . |
| 20 | Somehow ‘ Carlsson ’ does n't quite cut the mustard like Porsche 's ‘ Carrera ’ , but these are the first of the company 's production-line cars to have a name — like BMWs , they have always had numbers — and as the man at Saab said , at least you can pronounce it . |