Example sentences of "'s [verb] quite a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's becoming quite an art gallery . |
| 2 | That 's considered quite an honour . |
| 3 | A Black Hairstreak has been spotted , and it 's causing quite a flutter . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's done quite a lot of good for this country , ’ Bill says . |
| 5 | I understand he 's done quite a lot of his work in Venice . ’ |
| 6 | Skipper , Ian Smith , who 's made quite an impact with Scotland in the 5 nations this season , is back to lead the team . |
| 7 | Hnatiuk at the bank said he 's always had quite a good balance in his savings account — for a kid — and he 's deposited quite a bit of money recently . |
| 8 | ‘ Anyway , ’ he said , ‘ she 's become quite a favourite with the company . ’ |
| 9 | Now Henry lives near Henley , and while he would sneer at the Hooray Henries crowding that town 's regatta ( in true , no-frills , Aussie style ) , he 's become quite a showman himself . |
| 10 | That 's sending quite a signal is n't it . |
| 11 | As well as the speed , he 's getting quite a taste for the adulation from friends and relatives . |
| 12 | Larry Ellison 's having quite a month : not only did Oracle finally get version 7 out , his house got a to-die-for spread in Architectural Digest . |
| 13 | ‘ Reagan 's talking quite a lot about human rights , which probably suits Gorbachev . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It 's snowing quite a lot , ’ said one of them , uncertainly . |
| 15 | I du n no , my step , my dad 's earning quite a lot though |
| 16 | That 's created quite a problem because it 's more difficult to teach the lads in the teams how to deal with things like that . |
| 17 | ‘ He 's changed quite a bit in these last few weeks . ’ |