Example sentences of "[be] quite [adj] for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be quite unseemly for me to meet anyone — to socialise . |
| 2 | Cos I thought it would , it was such a warm day I thought it would be quite nice for him to have a walk see if he was alright . |
| 3 | But Britain 's Vice-Consul Harold Jenkins told me : ‘ Sadly it may be quite impossible for them to make positive identifications . ’ |
| 4 | Her baby chin , her drooping petal of lower lip , her tousled mane of blonde tresses , her girlish gingham dresses with white décolletage , combined to create a look of chaste girlhood with a strong hint that she would be quite prepared for you to sully it . |
| 5 | To make things still worse , he added that it would in any case be quite useless for them to make plans without the king 's approval , for nothing could be achieved without his collaboration . |
| 6 | And it was right for John Gummer , Minister for Agriculture , to be regularly , some might say infuriatingly , optimistic : ‘ It would be quite wrong for him to go round wringing his hands . ’ |
| 7 | It might be quite acceptable for somebody to have three packets of sweets a day , whereas I would n't . |
| 8 | It would be quite dreadful for me to benefit by your death . ’ |
| 9 | Your eagle eyes will have noticed that there is someone sitting in this room with a tape recorder , and erm , it 's it 's , should be quite interesting for you to know what he is doing . |