Example sentences of "an [adj] and rather [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't think that because I 'm learning an absorbing and rather difficult trade I have no thoughts to spare for you . |
| 2 | The first worry is that proving that your contract has been broken may not be easy , particularly if you are complaining about the breach of an unwritten and rather vague term . |
| 3 | Their evolution was an unplanned and rather haphazard process whose speed and nature differed considerably in different parts of Europe . |
| 4 | It was an ancient and rather solemn ritual , the admitting of young men of good family into Ireland 's small and carefully chosen band of warriors . |
| 5 | My maternal grandmother was an undemonstrative and rather prudish woman , whereas my grandfather was rather a rake , a confirmed gambler and obviously excellent company . |
| 6 | Her looks were sufficiently unusual to attract a second glance in spite of an aloof and rather intimidating expression which she cultivated as a form of defence against being the recipient of too much male attention . |
| 7 | The boy Jack — it was John in those days — was born into an uncertain and rather gloomy world . |