Example sentences of "'s [verb] quite a " 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 good job .
5 ‘ She 's done quite a lot of good for this country , ’ Bill says .
6 I understand he 's done quite a lot of his work in Venice . ’
7 Skipper , Ian Smith , who 's made quite an impact with Scotland in the 5 nations this season , is back to lead the team .
8 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 .
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 ‘ Anyway , ’ he said , ‘ she 's become quite a favourite with the company . ’
11 She 's buying quite a cheap one I think she 's buying a million
12 That 's sending quite a signal is n't it .
13 As well as the speed , he 's getting quite a taste for the adulation from friends and relatives .
14 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 .
15 He 's doing quite a few weekends on duty , to earn a bit of money .
16 Er , you may be glad to know , or unhappy to know , that I 'm actually still on contact with the health service because I 'm a non-executive director of the Royal London Trust , which works of course , in Whitechapel , one of the poorer areas of London , and it 's not quite so glamorous as Guys , but actually it 's doing quite a good job .
17 ‘ Reagan 's talking quite a lot about human rights , which probably suits Gorbachev . ’
18 ‘ It 's snowing quite a lot , ’ said one of them , uncertainly .
19 I du n no , my step , my dad 's earning quite a lot though
20 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 .
21 ‘ He 's changed quite a bit in these last few weeks . ’
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