Example sentences of "[unc] it [was/were] quite a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er it was quite a good move I think , to dispose of the , the charabancs and concentrate on the private cars . |
| 2 | But er it was quite a simple job and er I liked it , then now and again I used to walk down to the station master 's or the station inspector 's office you know , have a chat with him and and get the gen on what was for the weekend working you see . |
| 3 | No , I , I wondered because er it was quite an honour to have your name |
| 4 | When I carried out a survey of undergraduates and their use of books at Sheffield University I needed a sample of all undergraduates in the university during the academic year of the study.8 It was quite a revelation , talking to the Assistant Registrar in charge of records , to discover how difficult it was to define a ‘ student ’ for my purposes . |
| 5 | You know , the difficulty of getting up to the flats , i you know I I suffered from arthritis , and er you know i it was quite a strenuous business to get from the ground up to our own flat . |
| 6 | Er that 's qui it was quite a while ago , but it happened . |