Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [prep] a rather [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only bright spot was when Diana decided to give one of her presents away to a rather irascible nightwatchman . |
| 2 | ‘ But you 're just as cold , and , ’ he added pointedly , ‘ continuing to tread mud all over a rather expensive Turkish rug — one that I 'm particularly fond of . ’ |
| 3 | In Tanganyika there were few settlers in the country , no evident injuries had been done , and the Masai , with their conspicuous but unbelligerent attachment to their traditional way of life , were perceived from the start simply as a rather interesting problem in administration . |
| 4 | Again the Monkey-boy together with a rather fragile-looking , unusually pretty and even smaller friend , ‘ 'Artley ’ , proudly led away the horse . |
| 5 | horse racing fans from all over the country came to the Cotswolds yesterday for a rather special day … |
| 6 | horse racing fans from all over the country came to the Cotswolds yesterday for a rather special day … |