Example sentences of "had a rather [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not saying they 'd have been sucked down with the yacht but they might have had a rather uncomfortable time . ’ |
| 2 | Most children 's agents feel that they have actually had a rather good year . |
| 3 | The centralisation introduced an extra tier of administration at the Area Board headquarters , and in one Board , the North Eastern , this extra tier was somewhat unnecessarily introduced into an area which prior to nationalisation had had a rather efficient , centralised company undertaking , in order to conform to the organising committee 's purely advisory organisational blueprint for Boards . |
| 4 | If whatever happened to Summerchild had n't happened , I think , once again , then … then Timmy and I might have had a rather better quality of life . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've just had a rather intriguing chat with Irene Charial . ’ |
| 6 | Since Mesmer brought the subject to the attention of the scientific world , hypnotism has had a rather chequered career . |
| 7 | I 've had a rather difficult time of it of late and it may be affecting my attitude to people . ’ |
| 8 | I 've always had a rather ambivalent attitude towards something happening to my father , and it persists . |
| 9 | Erm the the probation office itself has b had a rather big conference room , and |
| 10 | In the past , crammers have had a rather tacky reputation , but as universities have become more demanding , most tutorial colleges have changed the nature of their operations in response . |
| 11 | Free-electron lasers on the whole have had a rather bad press . |