Example sentences of "be quite [adj] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I mean a fixed rate is a bird in the hand , really , and I think they 're quite good at the moment . |
| 2 | They 're quite expensive at the outset because what we 've got to do is pay the lecturers to put a lot of work in on those lectures — it 's not a simple thing writing this lecture for a thirteen year old and we also pay the school teachers for coming along and helping the lecturers . |
| 3 | Erm I think we 're er er we 're quite clear at the moment that the correct erm interpretation of it from our point of view is as a fixed asset investment and unless something changes in the er constitution of the company , erm although it may be erm the guiding thing become profitable I think one 's got to play by the rules and the rules at the moment say it is n't one . |
| 4 | I 'm quite hopeless at the set auditions , I think . |
| 5 | As for the future , well , I suppose I 'll have to move on at some time but for the moment I 'm quite happy at the theatre . |
| 6 | For instance , if I had written six songs , one on each record , that used the Not Of This Earth technique of one bass note , three chords , pitch axis , it would be quite boring at a concert when you get to the fourth one . |
| 7 | That must be quite clear at the outset . ’ |
| 8 | However , if you are quite unwell at the point of conception and during the pregnancy and/or you are injecting drugs , the pregnancy could lead to HIV-related illness . |
| 9 | Howard would have approved of the improvement in pay and conditions of service and greater emphasis on training but he might have been quite surprised at the eventual outcome of well-meaning initiatives . |
| 10 | She had a job , a house and enough money to live fairly well ; in fact she had been quite surprised at the amount of money her mother had left her . |
| 11 | He would have been quite appalled at the class of some of these ‘ friends ’ with city suits unbuttoned and slack ties askew . |
| 12 | Finally , the gap between coverage of the Conservative and Labour Parties widens as the ladder of parliamentary status is ascended , being quite marked at the Prime Minister/Leader of the Opposition level ; Blumler found this a cause for some concern . |
| 13 | Stefania played her role to perfection , managing to give the impression of existing only provisionally , to a limited extent , and being quite prepared at the drop of a hat either to become completely real or to vanish without trace , whichever was more convenient . |
| 14 | I think my mum thought she was being quite unusual at the time . ’ |
| 15 | They left the cottage , leaving a grateful if sad couple who were quite amazed at the way in which their problem had been solved . |
| 16 | It 's quite dry at the moment really . |
| 17 | ‘ He 's quite small at the moment — he only takes size 5 ½ boots — but we 're expecting him to grow . |
| 18 | And owning two British cars is quite good at a time when our motor industry is being given away to the Japanese , along with assorted golf courses . |
| 19 | But the Code is quite explicit at the beginning : |
| 20 | I suppose it is quite trendy at the moment for fathers to take a non-traditional view of parental responsibilities . |
| 21 | Common sense tells me I should get more sleep , as my work-load is quite heavy at the moment . |
| 22 | ‘ The club scene is quite fresh at the moment . |
| 23 | ‘ The club scene is quite fresh at the moment , it 's got exciting again . |
| 24 | An ambulance spokesman said : ‘ A clean cut is better to save the limb , but it was quite rough at the end so it does n't sound too good . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ He was quite nice at the end . ’ |
| 26 | It was quite traumatic at the time to be sick or unwell in such a situation but you did your very best and succeeded in putting it all right . |
| 27 | I was quite sure at the time that I would n't want any more children . |
| 28 | I was quite young at the time of course . |
| 29 | It was quite unacceptable at the time to the British Communists . |
| 30 | That was quite right at the time . |