Example sentences of "quite [adj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 'm not going to discharge a jury in a case where I think it quite possible the jury wo n't be required to give any , to give any verdict . |
| 2 | I sus well , I , I found that quite interesting the bit on pensions . |
| 3 | Which is , is quite interesting the way it actually works out . |
| 4 | Henry James , for example , has said that with a good story ‘ the reader does quite half the labour ’ ( quoted in Booth , 1987 , pp.49–50 ) and around this idea has developed the theory of ‘ tell-tale gaps ’ . |
| 5 | Yeah , they 're quite funny the quality of the things are quite er quite precious , ah ? |
| 6 | Quite amazing the number of peedie boats just available . |
| 7 | This looks quite unlike the particulate , all-or-none quality of gene transmission . |
| 8 | It has an air about it quite unlike the rest of East Lindsey and so displays yet another diverse aspect of this varied region . |
| 9 | As a result of 400 years of Portuguese rule , the state of Goa is quite unlike the rest of India , and the house where I was dining was quite unlike any equivalent in Bihar or Madya Pradesh . |
| 10 | Mother Joseph and the Mother of God , I thought , were quite unlike the mothers I knew . |
| 11 | And as proof in the healing power of accepted love her hands undid him , as he undid her , until , naked together , he lifted himself to enter her , and if for McAllister there was a moment of trapped fear it disappeared when she was truly his , and they were , at last , one thing , moving together in harmony in an experience quite unlike the shock and terror which she had felt with Havvie , and had always feared would happen to her if she ever made love again . |
| 12 | They were in general a strange lot , with sharp beaky faces quite unlike the Malays to whom I was accustomed . |
| 13 | This is quite unlike the situation when you shoot still photographs because these can be viewed in any order . |
| 14 | In this respect they are probably quite unlike the apes , who have not yet been subjected to evolutionary pressures for rapid acquisition of symbol systems . |
| 15 | Atoms of oxygen are quite unlike the atoms of any other element . |
| 16 | Climbing quite slowly in total blackness , I eventually reached what I now think of as ‘ the landing ’ ( though it 's quite unlike the landing of my real home , which has a sash window one side and a row of pale blue banisters the other ; this one is barely shoulder width , and blind both sides ) . |
| 17 | In many cases this is quite unlike the vernacular of the parents ' country or countries . |
| 18 | Matthew makes quite explicit the way in which Jesus fulfils the role of the Servant . |
| 19 | I was wearing a thick semi-dry suit and I was quite cold the water was cold and this was in June I was quite nervous and I was forever adjusting my buoyancy to achieve neutral buoyancy . |
| 20 | It is sometimes quite incredible the kind of information people expect the reception desk to supply , but generally it takes the form of questions about train , bus and taxi services , which means up-to-date timetables and the telephone numbers of the local taxi services must be to hand . |
| 21 | If the final shapes are quite large the painting will appear impressionistic . |
| 22 | If the final shapes are quite large the painting will appear impressionistic . |
| 23 | That 's better yeah but in in shop I was quite surprised , I 've seen a , looks quite promising the bags Marks & Sparks . |
| 24 | Daddy says it 's quite remarkable the way you 've always managed to overcome the obstacles in your life . |
| 25 | Yes , when it 's all quite all the shops are closed . |
| 26 | And I 'm quite sure the wood is n't . |
| 27 | Yes I 'm I 'm not quite sure the regulations are about subsids We , I mean we , it 's only quite recently that we have had a subsidiary , erm , last two or three years , we 've , for many years we did n't have one . |
| 28 | Then thirdly , make quite sure the objective is implemented properly , so you have to monitor . |
| 29 | Er sound is very difficult you know like that to your never quite sure the way it goes . |
| 30 | Be quite sure the symptoms are new changes and do not relate to the patient 's normal state of health . |