Example sentences of "[adv prt] for quite a " in BNC.
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| 1 | That went on for quite a long time |
| 2 | The Factor named a price , Antinou countered and so it went on for quite a while . |
| 3 | But we kept this on for quite a number of years . |
| 4 | This went on for quite a while before it spoke again . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Efforts to find a suitable site for the Vintage & Rotary Wing Collection , with workshops in Stoke-on-Trent , have been going on for quite a while , but the reaction has always been negative — we even had the comment that ‘ We do n't want an aircraft scrapyard here ! ’ |
| 7 | But this was this big case was on you know , and it went on A big lawsuit it went on for quite a while . |
| 8 | oh I 've had a bit of a day or erm ooh , whatever it is , and erm I said to myself I am making allowances for being tired and getting , getting on a bit , you know , and that went on for quite a while actually until I said to myself I 'm making up allowances you know , I 'm |
| 9 | The first time you use your Steamatic in the bathroom you could be in for quite a surprise . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ She 'll be in for quite a shock on her wedding night , poor little kid . ’ |
| 12 | Erm a a you 're in for quite a good day . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's turned quite cold and I think we 're in for quite a wet spell . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | They have n't been in for quite a while . |
| 16 | They have come in for quite a bit of stick , particularly when they 've been dealing with rape cases . |
| 17 | It was over for quite a few of our friends and neighbours . |
| 18 | Nine months or a year 's time we may have a different animal working in that office and it may well be some person who has who does some J L O work to supplement John and does some project work , now er Jackie has indicated she 'd love to fill that role , and we all know what project she 'd want to be doing it , but er if we do put somebody in that role they will be project officer as well and on the wall will be a year planner and it 'll have things like crucial crew gala day and all these major major things and that particular officer will work quite closely with the new Pat and they 'll be able to take some of the weight off our shoulders so when we start planning for something like crucial crew you can delegate some of the work to the project officer and perhaps the other sergeant Now I know things do n't always work out quite that straightforwardly but you know the last year has been a bastard of a year for us in terms of sickness , four S L O's have been on long-term sick we 've lost Pat for all that time Jed was off for quite a while |
| 19 | Anyway she 's been going out on and off for quite a while now . |
| 20 | ‘ I could keep this up for quite a while ! |
| 21 | The door was solid and would hold up for quite a long time . |
| 22 | Actually , Ms Onoue also seems likely to stack up for quite a bit short of a billion when it comes to payback time . |
| 23 | They will be standing up for quite a long time . |
| 24 | Not expected back for quite a while yet , I suppose ? |
| 25 | I 'm sure that Rex Bellamy wo n't mind me saying that in tennis terms at least , he 's been around for quite a while . |
| 26 | We have , we have had that form kicking around for quite a long time and it 's never really been |
| 27 | UTOPIA : It 's been around for quite a time . |
| 28 | I hope she is still around for quite a few more years . ’ |
| 29 | In fact , the new long player has already been perched at number one in the UK album charts , and it could be around for quite a while . |