Example sentences of "it [was/were] a rather [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , it was a rather dull start in the south of the area , but it was unbroken sunshine for Fife and Central regions . |
| 2 | It was a rather one-sided affair . |
| 3 | Now that she took another look at it , it was a rather insignificant sort of nose on which any pair of spectacles might be expected to slip . |
| 4 | In fact it was a rather odd coincidence , ’ she said , warming to her theme , ‘ I was introduced to her at a party , and we got on quite well . |
| 5 | It was a rather extraordinary moment . |
| 6 | Admittedly , it was a rather small marvel , but one of such grotesque rarity as to excite the deepest interest , and to earn the highest possible commendation for its discoverer . |
| 7 | It was a rather worrying situation , as we had absolutely no other access to medical help . |
| 8 | It was a rather simple thing , I understand . |
| 9 | It was a rather rickety affair that creaked embarrassingly when I sat down in it and ever after when I moved . |
| 10 | So erm , it 's quite true that Bullett had a personal axe to grind , I think it was a rather justified axe . |
| 11 | ‘ I had n't hit the wickets for a while and I was n't going to throw it because it was a rather tense moment and it would have given away at least one run if I had missed ’ Rhodes recalled . |
| 12 | It was a rather jolly occasion , like a football match , one prosecution witness said . |
| 13 | It was a rather soothing sensation . |
| 14 | In London , it was a rather different story , since the literature available needed discrimination , much of it being historical and iconographic , establishing data of little interest to the art student . |
| 15 | But it was a rather different matter in Mary 's case . |
| 16 | A police spokesman said : ‘ It was a rather dramatic start to Christmas Day . ’ |
| 17 | But it was a rather confused piece of reasoning as his article began by conceding that there is strong support for the development of labour policies in the North . |
| 18 | It was a rather dreadful feeling to know you were alone inside a castle of giants . |
| 19 | As you see , it was a rather exalted collaboration , and the work which was to ensue could not fail to be remarkably beautiful . |