Example sentences of "[is] quite a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there 's quite a stack of paperbacks left behind by other volunteers . |
| 2 | That 's quite a lot — quite a programme of work . |
| 3 | It 's quite a sight . |
| 4 | Yes , she 's quite a mixture as you can gather ! |
| 5 | When I first put the boots on I found them surprisingly stiff — given this solid feel I wondered why there was n't a traditional square cut heel on what 's quite a heavily cleated waterproof sole . |
| 6 | There 's quite a few restaurants with people in them having their tea . |
| 7 | I du n no how long I sit there , but I reckon it 's quite a while . |
| 8 | The ducks do n't seem to mind it , cos there 's quite a few swimming about now . |
| 9 | ‘ He 's quite a lot of muscle to build up there yet . ’ |
| 10 | It 's quite a thing for me to apologise for anything . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's quite a tight schedule for me to fit both things in . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's quite a responsibility running a course like this , ’ she says . |
| 13 | ‘ She 's quite a friendly ghost — one feels a warm presence , ’ he said , wiping the sweat from his brow . |
| 14 | ‘ That 's quite a story . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's quite a soft rock , Swift , ’ replied Mr Morraine . |
| 16 | ‘ I hear she 's quite a , er , that is … ’ |
| 17 | ‘ She 's quite a bit older than you , is n't she ? |
| 18 | He 's quite a guy . |
| 19 | ‘ There 's quite a cloud of smoke , ’ muttered Heather uneasily , ‘ and we 're a long way from it up here . |
| 20 | Aye , and I daresay there 's quite a few would give their right arm to marry Una — and the dowry that goes with her . |
| 21 | It 's quite a good subject though — I mean , I was reading this serial in my Mum 's Woman 's Own , all about this governess and this French Comte who was . |
| 22 | It 's a cold , wet night all the way down the West coast , but as we round the Lizard , about 7:00 in , it comes on to blow hard and there 's quite a storm up the Channel until the serene sounds of Dungeness ( at 9:40 ) leading to the mysterious aleatoricism of South Foreland . |
| 23 | It 's quite a horrifying thought , but someone could indeed have walked inside before the front door was locked and hidden in the building . ’ |
| 24 | Originally , I felt quite negative towards him — until I met him face to face and thought , ‘ Oh , he 's quite a nice man . ’ |
| 25 | With average salaries currently at the £12–14,000 mark that 's quite a shortfall to make up if you want to be a working composer . |
| 26 | It 's quite a common delusion . |
| 27 | It 's quite a daunting prospect going back there after all the hostility , but I need a livelihood . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It 's quite a common name in Scotland , ’ she said . |
| 29 | Thomas enthused : ‘ It 's quite a feat to beat Liverpool on a normal outing , but the side we put out the other night was straight from the creche . |
| 30 | Kelly confessed : ‘ I 've never played against Shearer before and it 's quite a daunting prospect . ’ |