Example sentences of "this was quite a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 So this was quite a mission which I believe has not been adequately covered in the history and was a forerunner of things to come and like I say we got through that mission without any damage , our gunners got to shoot at the first German fighters and we were an experienced crew with one mission under our belt .
2 Well now this was quite a while .
3 I thought this was quite a plus actually , because we were able to get away with murder during the beginning , in some ways doing things that on paper looked very expensive but in reality balanced out over the year we were scheduled . ’
4 This was quite a journey since the guests were obliged to traverse a large anteroom , the room occupied by the Cent-Gardes on duty , plus several other large rooms before reaching their destination .
5 She did not add that this was quite a relief amongst the Anglican priesthood .
6 Given Khoneinis constant Anti-American rhetoric , this was quite a success for the United States and it led Ambassador with the new regime .
7 As she 'd returned everything he 'd given her before he 'd left for Japan this was quite a surprise .
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