Example sentences of "you [verb] n't quite [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You did n't quite trust me ! ’ |
| 2 | Even I mean you did n't quite get it sorted out in the exam but |
| 3 | But what happened er You did n't quite get off , quite free , I was detailed to join the Home Guard . |
| 4 | He found the service ‘ exceptionally good ’ , but added : ‘ You have to expect that when the cricket is on you do n't quite get the service you 'd normally expect because they 've all got a radio stuck in their pocket and the ear-piece stuck in their ear . ’ |
| 5 | For example , they lived very much longer than one would have expected , and Gellmann said well these were strange particles and he invented a new quantum number called a strangeness , and then he assumed that this strangeness quantum number was not quite conserved. erm we have conserved quantum numbers in physics like the charge — you have to conserve the charge , but you do n't quite have to conserve the strangeness . |
| 6 | You do n't quite know where things are to begin with . ’ |
| 7 | If you have n't quite made up your mind , this is a great time for comparison : Ivory Coast pineapples are in the markets now from about 60p . |
| 8 | The first thing to remember is that you have not necessarily lost your place even if you have n't quite made the grades required . |
| 9 | Well all that means is that you just have n't got on with him so far , or you have n't quite found the right way to get on with that person yet . |
| 10 | Usually they 're silly things were you have n't quite clipped in correctly to the rope and suddenly , zap , you realise you 've missed death by only a hair 's breadth . |
| 11 | What happens if you have n't quite put the the other goods quite up to that level ? |