Example sentences of "there are quite a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You feel at first that on a bad day ( there are quite a few ) Patrick might give it one of the kicks that the novelist seems about to direct at his readers . |
| 2 | Jackie concluded : ‘ Jasper certainly was n't born with a silver spoon in his mouth , but there are quite a few occasions when he needs one now — of the sugar variety , of course ! ’ |
| 3 | Foreigners ( of whom there are quite a few at the UN ) can do nothing right for Mr Coleman . |
| 4 | Many of the offices are in the West End of London , where rentals are still growing , and there are quite a few rent reviews coming up in the next few months . |
| 5 | There are quite a few other fish too ; in fact , there are enough different species to make a show that would rival the daily display at Harrods . |
| 6 | Although nearly every person in the country wears jeans , I think there are quite a few who should n't ! ’ |
| 7 | There are quite a few hymns which take up this notion of Jesus bearing my sin as a substitute . |
| 8 | There are quite a few people in this town ( my agent included ) who will feel pretty sick or even shamefaced ( I hope ! ) when presented with this coming segment . |
| 9 | There are quite a large number of species in Carboniferous and Permian rocks which resemble the species illustrated here This species is from the limestones of Keokuk , Iowa , USA . |
| 10 | Anyone looking at the photographs of the lift — and there are quite a lot — can not fail to be impressed by the engineering work , all the more striking because of its completely rural setting . |
| 11 | There are quite a lot of photographs left showing jolly parties packed in boats riding up the lift . |
| 12 | Bismarck was ‘ unwell ’ and the French emissary was reduced to seeking an interview with First Secretary Thile , who pretended to be totally ignorant of the whole business , which was a flagrant lie , and who said : ‘ In any case there are quite a few Princes … which one is it ? ’ |
| 13 | No doubt there are a few places where Stornoway citizens get drunk at Sunday lunchtime , indeed , there are quite a few of them , but their doors are shut to the public ; sin goes private on the Sabbath for it is public morality which counts in Sabbath observance . |
| 14 | There are quite a range of PC shareware languages available these days . |
| 15 | There are quite a few phormiums dotted around this part of the garden , their arching , spiky leaves becoming increasingly popular , but not all varieties are fully hardy so some are planted in pots to be moved into the greenhouse to overwinter . |
| 16 | There are quite a few love-struck chaps here who do n't agree . |
| 17 | There are quite a number of different types to choose from , and the lamp wattages range from 500 to 1000 watts , with a further doubling to 2000 watts for twin-lamp units . |
| 18 | Yes , but there are quite a few partly or wholly centred around hotels . |
| 19 | Well , there are quite a few : |
| 20 | The real moments of blissful togetherness that we spend together — and actually there are quite a few — are rarely , if ever , shared in public . |
| 21 | Steve Pitman , an expert in mass killings , said : ‘ There are quite a few puzzling anomalies in this case . |
| 22 | Says 15-year-old David Stokes : ‘ There are quite a few boys who just have to have a girlfriend , but it 's not what we all feel . |
| 23 | There are quite a few Americans who go on talk shows and simply give a performance . |
| 24 | Well there are quite a few . |
| 25 | There are quite a few ingredients in this recipe , but it is very easy to make . |
| 26 | There are quite a few people who would say that you should n't feed a wild badger at all . |
| 27 | there are quite a few lines in which B is clearly a continuation of A , or a going-beyond A in force or specificity . |
| 28 | There are quite a lot . ’ |
| 29 | Seems there are quite a few singers in New York already . ’ |
| 30 | There are quite a lot of words that that will work for . |