Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] for quite [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have come in for quite a bit of stick , particularly when they 've been dealing with rape cases . |
| 2 | Not expected back for quite a while yet , I suppose ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 ! ’ |
| 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 | We have , we have had that form kicking around for quite a long time and it 's never really been |
| 7 | Actually , Ms Onoue also seems likely to stack up for quite a bit short of a billion when it comes to payback time . |
| 8 | That went on for quite a long time |
| 9 | The Factor named a price , Antinou countered and so it went on for quite a while . |
| 10 | This went on for quite a while before it spoke again . |
| 11 | But this was this big case was on you know , and it went on A big lawsuit it went on for quite a while . |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | The door was solid and would hold up for quite a long time . |
| 14 | They will be standing up for quite a long time . |