Example sentences of "for quite a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , those officials in the finance ministry and the Bank of Japan who still equate a strong yen with a strong economy may be in for quite a shock . |
| 2 | ‘ She 'll be in for quite a shock on her wedding night , poor little kid . ’ |
| 3 | And it does so in syntax which calls for quite a feat of structuring and interpreting . |
| 4 | From here we could see for quite a distance , but there was no sign of the hunt , nor any sound . |
| 5 | As Ascension Day is always on a weekday , the passers-by on their way to work are able to enjoy the singing which , as the church itself is on very high ground , can be heard for quite a distance . |
| 6 | The Imperial is marked with an X , If you were starting form the shop turn left down Elland Road and keep going straight ( uphill ) for quite a way before you reach a T junction . |
| 7 | The Imperial is marked with an X , If you were starting form the shop turn left down Elland Road and keep going straight ( uphill ) for quite a way before you reach a T junction . |
| 8 | Nicandra knocked and tapped against the bars for quite a minute before Silly-Willie 's white face , like an oversized moon , filled the small window . |
| 9 | That would have kept her warm for quite a spell . ’ |
| 10 | I carry on walking for quite a bit . |
| 11 | The band plays for quite a bit . |
| 12 | I stay there for quite a bit , looking round and that , till it gets light . |
| 13 | We stare at each other for quite a bit — me and this pigeon . |
| 14 | I sit there for quite a bit , hunched up on the pavement . |
| 15 | This is going to be the last party for quite a bit . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Not another doctor — I 'd had enough of THAT doctor for quite a bit . ’ |
| 17 | The other catfish would also have to be left out , and there would be little scope for adding more fish later , but if you bear this in mind , you could create a comparable scene in a 36″ tank for quite a bit less outlay . |
| 18 | After being in ‘ Camelot ’ for quite a bit , and doing various other things like appearing in TV soap commercials , Phillip got his 2nd Big Break in showbiz . |
| 19 | The futuristic hopper calls for quite a bit of disguising . |
| 20 | Actually , Ms Onoue also seems likely to stack up for quite a bit short of a billion when it comes to payback time . |
| 21 | He 'd had to walk on for quite a bit after that and it was quite late in the day when it occurred to him that the villagers had probably been just having a joke with him and that they would no doubt be feeling anxious by then and starting to worry . |
| 22 | She suddenly became aware that she must have been thinking of Naylor Massingham for quite a bit of the journey , when she was all at once incredibly jolted by a question that flashed into her head out of nowhere . |
| 23 | The company came in for quite a bit of stick with their new version of the Escort and if the Mondeo had not been well received they could have been in real trouble . |
| 24 | they sold it for quite a bit of money and |
| 25 | They have come in for quite a bit of stick , particularly when they 've been dealing with rape cases . |
| 26 | The first time you use your Steamatic in the bathroom you could be in for quite a surprise . |
| 27 | Delegates are still addressed as brother , sister , or comrade , but this year there are electronic signs in the hall giving the speaker 's name — as there have been at the Conservative conference for quite a while . |
| 28 | Dave Berrow , who has had committments to his Browing Starlets side which has cost him the chance to fish some possible points earning events , admits that the draw bag has n't been kind to him for quite a while . |
| 29 | I sit on that bench for quite a while — till it starts getting dark . |
| 30 | I stay there for quite a while , until I get real good and warm . |