Example sentences of "it [verb] n't quite [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then it do n't quite work right then . |
| 2 | But sometimes when you 're using it it do n't quite work |
| 3 | Her real destination was Fleet Street and the offices of the weekly Clarion Cry , but she could hardly inform Dr Neil or Matey of that interesting fact — it did n't quite fit the sad picture which she had drawn of the friendless , abandoned orphan without employment — not that the money which she earned from the Clarion would have kept her . |
| 4 | It did n't quite fit in with her theory . |
| 5 | This one had a pleasantly slim neck , reminiscent of the Pedullas I recently tried , but it did n't quite make it into my affections because of its finish ; that slightly metallic-looking uniform of navy blue made the bass feel psychologically ‘ cold ’ to me . |
| 6 | But — it did n't quite make sense . |
| 7 | A muscle jerked in his jaw , and although he still retained the humorous gleam it did n't quite warm his eyes . |
| 8 | The ball bounced their way , but sometimes it did n't quite go far enough . |
| 9 | It did n't quite reach . |
| 10 | It did n't quite reach up to Carfax , and it had another great landmark , as well as the big , rich college of Christchurch , and that was the Guildhall , built at the centre of the civic power , which was more or less , well , just where the Town Hall is now . |
| 11 | But it did n't quite ring true . |
| 12 | It did n't quite work . |
| 13 | But although thousands did heed him and join , it did n't quite work . |
| 14 | This is the stuff our dreams are made of , but it did n't quite work out that way . |
| 15 | I had hoped that like the proverbial old soldier I could just quietly fade away but it did n't quite pan out like that . |
| 16 | It did n't quite hit the fan it did n't quite ! |
| 17 | But it does n't quite go like that . |
| 18 | Now this is n not quite accurate , because it does n't quite go into it six times . |
| 19 | Unfortunately , it does n't quite double as an arm rest . |
| 20 | Pervasive though this negative tradition is , it does n't quite answer why it is that in a post-Christian society there should continue to be so much indifference to the claims of animals . |
| 21 | Paul Johnson 's production is a masterwork of clarity and while it does n't quite haul itself up to the avant-garde peaks of Celtic Frost , it hammers off at enough tangents to cover almost all the bases . |
| 22 | Paul Johnson 's production is a masterwork of clarity and while it does n't quite haul itself up to the avant-garde peaks of Celtic Frost , it hammers off at enough tangents to cover almost all the bases . |
| 23 | Robert ( 4.1 ) made his and the teacher said , ‘ It does n't quite fit , does it ? ’ |
| 24 | It makes sense , but it does n't quite fit . |
| 25 | Latest offering to appear from the rapidly expanding Camden ‘ lurch ’ subculture , so named after a divvy dance , although it does n't quite live up the press release 's boast of being ‘ the last noise that will cause heavens to crack and earth to rip asunder ’ ( ! ) . |
| 26 | Latest offering to appear from the rapidly expanding Camden ‘ lurch ’ subculture , so named after a divvy dance , although it does n't quite live up the press release 's boast of being ‘ the last noise that will cause heavens to crack and earth to rip asunder ’ ( ! ) . |
| 27 | He has a cottage which is in not good enough condition to let , he ca n't afford to do it up , and it does n't quite qualify as decrepit . |
| 28 | If you 'll forgive me saying so , it does n't quite seem like your kind of club . ’ |
| 29 | Well er to me it does n't quite ring true , it 's always been the boys ' ploughing match and it always will be as far as I 'm concerned but I think this happened at the time post war I ca n't say exactly which year , when the date was changed from easter time to August . |
| 30 | He tries to manufacture the shot with the 5 , but it does n't quite come off , and sure enough he goes on the Road . |