Example sentences of "he [be] quite [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He is quite a character . |
| 2 | Frank wanted David to give me a down-sweep with the baton , but as anyone can observe , when I am in full flight I 'm really running high , and this presented David with a problem as he is quite a short fellow . |
| 3 | He was getting back quicker than I thought because he is quite a tall guy , so I had to knock the stumps down as quickly as possible and the quickest way to get there was through the air — and I took it . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ He is quite a melancholy character . |
| 5 | Yeah , he is quite a shock ! |
| 6 | I could sympathise with his feelings , but in fact the principal ridicule was addressed to poor Roy Jenkins , who was shown in the film floating through the air while engaged in a game of tennis — at which he is quite a competent player . |
| 7 | After all , he is quite the most handsome young man in Surrey . ’ |
| 8 | Burroughs ' alter ego William Lee is played by Peter Weller , emerging from his Robocop shell to reveal that he is quite an actor . |
| 9 | To be perfectly honest , he is quite an embarrassment ! |
| 10 | ‘ He 's quite a lot of muscle to build up there yet . ’ |
| 11 | He 's quite a guy . |
| 12 | Originally , I felt quite negative towards him — until I met him face to face and thought , ‘ Oh , he 's quite a nice man . ’ |
| 13 | He 's quite a fighter , ’ says Redpath . |
| 14 | ‘ Shrub told me he 's quite a decent nome , really , ’ said Masklin . |
| 15 | ‘ If he 's the Sharpe I think he is , sir , then he 's quite a celebrated soldier . |
| 16 | he 's quite a bit artistic ai n't he ? |
| 17 | He 's quite a nice man . ’ |
| 18 | And he probably he 's he 's quite a sort of er He supports local |
| 19 | I mean Stephen is a heck of a long time ago , he 's the very first martyr , and we although we celebrate his feast day still on December the twenty sixth because he is the first martyr , he 's quite a long way away . |
| 20 | And Kate says her sister says he 's quite a one for the ladies . |
| 21 | Dear me , sir , you possess good sense , I see , ’ and Calatin looked pleased and slapped Fribble on the back which , as Fribble later pointed out , was rather alarming , because — ‘ Although he 's quite a small giant as giants go , ’ — Calatin was still twelve feet tall and his hands were like York hams . |
| 22 | After all , he 's quite a handsome guy in his own way , is n't he , as well as being disgustingly wealthy , and after two years love-games can become depressingly boring , ca n't they ? ’ |
| 23 | I believe he 's quite a marksman . ’ |
| 24 | Well I think he 's been on before and he 's quite a decent chap , I think . |
| 25 | One should say , however , in fairness to him , that he 's quite a shrewd politician , for a Tory that is . |
| 26 | He 's quite a strict trainer but we all like him . |
| 27 | He would , he 's quite a nice man . |
| 28 | He I mean I know he eats you out of house and home , but he 's quite a good lodger is n't he ? |
| 29 | He 's quite a gypsy you know he looks like a gypsy . |
| 30 | He 's quite a gipsy you know , he looks like a gipsy , did you meet him ? |