Example sentences of "quite [adj] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was quite right at the time . |
| 2 | I 'm quite hopeless at the set auditions , I think . |
| 3 | ‘ You have n't exactly had a peaceful birthday ! ’ she 'd reminded Laura , who 'd smiled as she had recalled the twins ' boundless energy , which had left the two adults feeling quite exhausted at the end of the day . |
| 4 | Only three could read , and none could write , so at the end of my first day I felt quite depressed at the thought of the hard work ahead of me . |
| 5 | It 's quite dry at the moment really . |
| 6 | Was that quite normal at the time ? |
| 7 | The creation of these two kingdoms seems quite anomalous at the earlier conquest phase , as has hitherto been assumed . |
| 8 | Stefania played her role to perfection , managing to give the impression of existing only provisionally , to a limited extent , and being quite prepared at the drop of a hat either to become completely real or to vanish without trace , whichever was more convenient . |
| 9 | I thought that was quite funny at the time . |
| 10 | That must be quite clear at the outset . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It was quite clear at the time that it was just being borrowed . |
| 12 | Erm I think we 're er er we 're quite clear at the moment that the correct erm interpretation of it from our point of view is as a fixed asset investment and unless something changes in the er constitution of the company , erm although it may be erm the guiding thing become profitable I think one 's got to play by the rules and the rules at the moment say it is n't one . |
| 13 | Finally , the gap between coverage of the Conservative and Labour Parties widens as the ladder of parliamentary status is ascended , being quite marked at the Prime Minister/Leader of the Opposition level ; Blumler found this a cause for some concern . |
| 14 | ‘ The club scene is quite fresh at the moment . |
| 15 | ‘ The club scene is quite fresh at the moment , it 's got exciting again . |
| 16 | Perhaps what we read as brute coincidence , silky irony , or brave , far-sighted modernism , looked quite different at the time . |
| 17 | Particularly when Madame bought her a matching pale blue cloche , cut quite high at the back , and with a deep brim on the right side , which practically obscured her right eye . |
| 18 | But the Code is quite explicit at the beginning : |
| 19 | Quite typical at the end , is n't it . |
| 20 | If you think about it , it is pretty unlikely that , if you yourself were reading a magazine , even if you looked quite hard at an ad , you could give a very detailed description of the ad even quite soon afterwards . |
| 21 | ‘ Towards the end , Laura became quite frustrated at the way her customers would not keep up with her ideas ; they lagged behind in a way she found infuriating , ’ Robert Landgrebe explained . |
| 22 | I was quite sick at the time . |
| 23 | I think my mum thought she was being quite unusual at the time . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I was quite ill at the time . |
| 25 | An ambulance spokesman said : ‘ A clean cut is better to save the limb , but it was quite rough at the end so it does n't sound too good . ’ |
| 26 | And owning two British cars is quite good at a time when our motor industry is being given away to the Japanese , along with assorted golf courses . |
| 27 | But I mean a fixed rate is a bird in the hand , really , and I think they 're quite good at the moment . |
| 28 | I was quite sure at the time that I would n't want any more children . |
| 29 | Common sense tells me I should get more sleep , as my work-load is quite heavy at the moment . |
| 30 | As for the future , well , I suppose I 'll have to move on at some time but for the moment I 'm quite happy at the theatre . |