Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] [adv prt] quite " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Water Authority , well , there again , they 're interested to some extent in forecast rainfall , but they 're more interested in erm how much rain has fallen over quite a big area and erm over what a , what sort of period , so we maintain all the rainfall statistics throughout the country . |
| 2 | The 1st class return from Bishop 's Castle to Plowden although very dirty has come out quite well and is interesting as a late printing . |
| 3 | However , far from being tied to his desk , Harry has built up quite a reputation as a roving reporter . |
| 4 | I think has summed up quite well there I think , which , what everyone 's aims is , which is that we want an effective and efficient police force , which everyone has got confidence in to make sure that it protects citizens against crime in this country , and nothing could be , I do n't think anybody who is erm , civilised in this county or this country would want anything different . |
| 5 | 12.55:THIS race has cut up quite badly and it will be a major surprise if LORD RELIC does not collect . |
| 6 | As you might imagine my monthly food bill has gone up quite appreciably , far more than the five pounds a month just before the programme Too Long a Winter was made . |
| 7 | The rental on council houses has gone up quite considerably , people are worried about that . |
| 8 | And the amount of it we get from India and Sri Lanka ha has gone down quite a lot . |
| 9 | MATTHEW YATES ( runner ) : The main problem for athletes is that the penis tends to swing about quite a bit and can be something of a distraction . |
| 10 | This seems to work in quite the opposite way for jokes , where silence , or a comment like " I " m sorry , I don " t get it " are negative responses to processing effort . |
| 11 | And it is you know it seems to take up quite a bit of time for members of staff and we do as many as we can but sometimes we have to say sorry we we ca n't do any more this week . |
| 12 | I thought this is it 's turned out quite nice ai n't it ? |
| 13 | It 's gone up quite well . |