Example sentences of "there [is] quite " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there 's quite a stack of paperbacks left behind by other volunteers . |
| 2 | There 's quite a few restaurants with people in them having their tea . |
| 3 | The ducks do n't seem to mind it , cos there 's quite a few swimming about now . |
| 4 | ‘ There 's quite a cloud of smoke , ’ muttered Heather uneasily , ‘ and we 're a long way from it up here . |
| 5 | Aye , and I daresay there 's quite a few would give their right arm to marry Una — and the dowry that goes with her . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Equally , all customers are not squeaky clean , so there 's quite often a story to be told from both sides . |
| 8 | And there 's quite a bit of energy about both of our works . |
| 9 | ‘ I believe there 's quite a few village activities , ’ Celia had replied , hopefully . |
| 10 | There 's quite a few fancy their chances around here , and I know about them all ; but our Johnny 's a real lecher , so be warned . ’ |
| 11 | But there 's quite a few both with engines and a full set of sails . |
| 12 | There 's quite a lot of the broch showing , too , almost the complete circle , with one very high bit where I 'm told there are steps going up to what 's left of the top level , with a view . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ There 's quite a bit happening in the IT services area here . |
| 14 | We ought to split the schools because there 's quite a lot of them . |
| 15 | Although Liz has olive tones in her skin , there 's quite a lot of blue under her eyes , so any blues will make her look more tired . |
| 16 | In the Aida solos we meet with some likely misgivings : there 's quite enough , for instance , of that glottal manner of production ( cf. |
| 17 | We ha we have to look at the environmental consequences , you stick a barrage that size across erm a large er river system you 've got to ask what happens upstream erm and of course Bristol for example is a port , how to get the ships in and out is another problem but er these are being considered at the moment and there 's quite a lot of mo money going into , into studies but no commitment yet as to actually , to actually build it . |
| 18 | I think that er concern should also spread to animals that are hunted pleasure as well , i.e. the stags , deer , foxes , hares , I mean , there 's there 's quite a considerable list that 's all done for entertainment . |
| 19 | Weddings are a very important part , and a part that er , we all enjoy but erm we , I would n't say it was the major part of a florist 's business , there 's quite a few other aspects . |
| 20 | to say well if it 's a lot of it 's erm maybe there 's quite a lot of figure work or something |
| 21 | Okay so there 's quite quite a few of these that you 're getting to know . |
| 22 | So there 's quite a few of these that you know as long as you can forget about this thing of wanting to put A E L. |
| 23 | I think you could learn all of those could n't you it 's just that there 's quite a lot of words to learn so they give you some funny ones like ox because it 's got a funny plural and there 's two or three of them you say oxen you do n't say oxes . |
| 24 | Still there 's quite a bit . |
| 25 | People who you think It 's all melting , there 'll be more wet about but there could well be more deserts and So there 's quite a lot going on there . |
| 26 | ‘ I think there 's quite a lot we could say if we wanted to , ’ Harry replied . |
| 27 | If we see there 's quite a few on the walkways , and if we know that they 're outsiders then we 'll we 'll turn round and we 'll walk back the other way . |
| 28 | ‘ Actually , there 's quite a good exchange on those lines in Catch-22 , the movie — much underrated film — which is n't in the book , so Buck Henry must have written it , where Nately 's been killed and Yossarian 's been to Milo 's whorehouse to see Nately 's whore and Milo 's picked him up in the half-track and he 's saying Nately died a rich man ; he had such-and-such a number of shares in M&M enterprises , and Yossarian says — ’ |
| 29 | And there 's quite a lot of it . |
| 30 | There 's quite a few at the back now , is n't there ? |