1. No one was quite ready to bell the cat.

2. Hold on/Hang on a tick - I'm not quite ready.

3. The old estate looked quite ready to swap tarmac for mud; this one has a distinctly more suburban air.

4. Sometimes they keep you on a bit longer if there's no one quite ready to step into your shoes.

5. He is quite ready to use his abrasive manner in an effort to get a better life for the orphans.

6. NG: And just mechanically, there's a 501(c)(3) and web infrastructure and all of that, but it's not quite ready to turn on, so we'll roll that out, and contact us if you want the information on it.

7. Another courtier wrote: The king certainly has his camp equipage and accoutrements quite ready for joining the army if the enemy should land, and is quite keen on the subject and angry if any suggests that the attempt may not be made. ...