Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] quite a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | She heard the question and did n't answer for quite a while , just looked at me . |
2 | Their eyes met , sheer delight in each other in both pairs , and then Luke was kissing her on the mouth with so much loving tenderness that she could n't speak for quite a while . |
3 | From here we could see for quite a distance , but there was no sign of the hunt , nor any sound . |
4 | When he did not return for quite a while , she guessed they had been talking to each other about her . |
5 | They should go they should go for quite a number of years . |
6 | She does get through quite a lot that 's true . |
7 | in taxation but that still the peasant was , even though this might seem like quite a bit , the peasant was still in a better position than he had been previous because rents were at least thirty percent . |
8 | That was all he could say for quite a time ; but when he had recovered his confidence he said a lot more , all of it expressing gratitude to Sheila for her quick thinking and great pluck and shame for his own and Chuck 's roughness with her earlier . |