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Meanings of getting quite in English

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Usage of getting quite in English
1
An area could be depleted quickly with no one getting quite enough.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
2
But soon enough, Alexia was getting quite into the game of it.
Blameless
3
This is all getting quite intricate, and there's another twist to come.
BBC
4
Well, you must interfere now; for they are getting quite beyond me.
Major Barbara
5
Then first Vavasor began to feel the conversation getting quite too serious.
Weighed and Wanting
6
My little Joey was getting quite big, and we were very happy.
Dot and the Kangaroo
7
She's getting quite interested in me, because I say such funny things.
Daddy-Long-Legs
8
And-anyhow, this bandage was getting quite dry, or it would be soon.
Geoffrey Strong
9
We're getting quite fossilised down here; Eve's gone and left us again.
Saint's Progress
10
You absolutely must have a change, or you'll be getting quite morbid.
The Darling and Other Stories
11
She is getting quite secretive, and she isn't always gracious to Gerald.
A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill
12
Perhaps you're just sick of getting quite literally caught up in things.
News.com.au
13
She had thought New York was getting quite ancient, but, oh, dear!
A Little Girl of Long Ago; Or, Hannah Ann / A Sequel to a Little...
14
They have off days, too.' She was getting quite stirred up.
Under orders
15
He was getting quite interested in the idea of travelling with his father.
Two lives
16
It felt as if I was getting quite good at them.
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This collocation consists of:
Getting quite through the time
Getting quite across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common