Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] quite [vb infin] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soldered into one corner of one of the swaying carriages is a solitary , plain , ordinary , short-hair-cutted man clad in a fairly new dark blue suit which does not quite match his black hair edged with grey or his furry , hairy watch strap . |
| 2 | Even a user who starts a search with a specific subject in mind may find that it does not quite match his requirements after all . |
| 3 | 9 ) At present the newsletter does not quite cover its costs . |
| 4 | Haynes has tended to be the less adventurous of the two and does not quite have his partner 's determination to hammer the ball into a distant wall , but before the series began he had 5,340 runs at 41 , with twelve centuries , to his name all the same . |
| 5 | In a straight line , admittedly , the Limited does n't quite set your pulse on fire like an Integrale 16v ; subjectively , the Lancia 's 200bhp two-litre unit seems to provide much more firepower . |