Example sentences of "[pron] can quite [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , when writing letters I do not use Add a frame , the Thesaurus , Create drawing , Charting and I can quite well do without the final two icons on the default palette that concern icons themselves . |
| 2 | I did no work that I can remember — I know I was considered hopeless by my teachers and I was quite ready to believe I was hopeless — I can quite well remember keeping mice at the back of the classroom and I can remember the smell . |
| 3 | I can quite honestly say that it is ages since I have had an evening of such delight ; and the personal interest of reading a friend 's work had very little to do with it . |
| 4 | I can quite honestly say it was a pleasure . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm sure there are , but I can quite honestly say that you 're the first one I 've been aware of , or who 's made such a marked impression on me after so short an acquaintance . ’ |
| 6 | If I get recognised it means the group are doing summat , but you know I can quite happily get through the day without getting recognised … ’ |
| 7 | If I get recognised it means the group are doing summat , but you know I can quite happily get through the day without getting recognised … ’ |
| 8 | The kind of place where you can quite easily forget the day of the week — unless you want to take in the Friday disco — let alone the time of day . |
| 9 | Your local Liquitex stockist will be able to advise on such ready prepared painting supports , or you can quite easily prepare your own raw canvas hardboard offcuts , thick plyboard or MDF . |
| 10 | And I think this one is better for several reasons , I think you can quite clearly see now once you 've had a chance to look at this , the other one we saw , we , we eliminated this boat , we eliminate that post and this boat , or rather we just have this post and the sea beyond . |
| 11 | That 's right I know , but see this is , you see this is the point I 'm trying to make to you , you can quite happily do it in your own way , but the problem is you do n't know what you 're doing , right , and , and if you actually knew what you were doing and well aware of what you 're doing you would do it a hundred times better and you would do it all the time , right |
| 12 | You can quite happily introduce a male Betta splendens into both of your community aquariums without the need for a partitioning screen . |
| 13 | I now believe that you can quite readily treat your life , the way you breathe , act , interact with other people , as a picture , a tableau vivant or a film scene , so to speak . |
| 14 | If these are digitized and buffer zones constructed around them ( Fig. 10.3 ) we can quite easily test hypotheses about prevalence in such buffer zones as compared with prevalence outside . |
| 15 | But now we can quite justifiably say , that land was handed over to you in excellent condition . |
| 16 | Although we only hear fragments of the storm , the music has such presence , and its elements are so cunningly chosen , that we can quite well imagine that the rondo form of the interlude is itself continuing outside in the darkness . |
| 17 | They can quite easily send you a postcard telling you when a meter inspector will call . |
| 18 | They have handled the people that NTS sent here , and they can quite well handle these new people . ’ |
| 19 | There are two very strong pieces of evidence confirming that the examples of inherently restrictive predicative adjectives accompanied by articles must indeed be regarded as entity-identifying expressions : First , they can quite generally appear where entity expressions appear , including positions which are not even superficially available to an ordinary adjective : ( 24 ) the rudest came from your cousin she gave motherly advice to a second , and a stern warning to a third the oldest of the aircraft should be scrapped ( 25 ) the honest deserves the appointment Bert offered a peanut to the untidy the elegant of the vases lay on its side |
| 20 | Teachers should realise , therefore , in presenting their programmes of Religious Education which seek to foster a personal faith and commitment they can quite properly assess pupils ' knowledge , understanding , skills and attitudes in varying degrees for the benefit of the individual pupil . |
| 21 | Then when we fuss and do things for them which they can quite capably do for themselves , we do nothing but contribute to their fear . |
| 22 | If you do not flip him off balance he can quite easily crash right into the marginal weed some distance along your own bank . |
| 23 | In fantasy land there are no politics so everyone can quite happily agree on how to things and agree on common . |