Example sentences of "[that] quite a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | But I personally , certainly hope that quite a substantial money will come from the local businesses . |
2 | You 've just wasted , you finished that quite a long time ago , and you have |
3 | I was surprised , therefore , to discover that quite a busy programme had been arranged for me . |
4 | On the other side , ‘ some years ago we observed that quite a large proportion of the concentrated acids we sold was diluted by our customers on site and sometimes in rather unsatisfactory conditions ; small companies did n't have facilities to dilute acid safety — it generates a lot of heat . |
5 | When the fitness craze first took hold , both in Britain and in the United States , some people threw themselves into an orgy of aerobics , weight training or jogging with the result that quite a large number of them suffered injuries of one sort or another . |
6 | I found that quite a hard time erm and especially if you do n't have any family near . |
7 | The rather flat negative slope with which the aggregate demand curve is normally drawn insidiously suggests that quite a modest reduction in the absolute price level — 10% perhaps — will give a significant positive boost to aggregate demand . |
8 | It appears from the accounts that quite a different reading is given to occasions of physical or verbal reprimand which fall within the acknowledged framework of official penalties . |