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 .
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