Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] rather [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were some rather good pieces of furniture and china . |
| 2 | The tradition of press freedom established in a number of metropolitan powers was not extended to the subject territories — although there were some rather clumsy attempts to do so as independence approached . |
| 3 | There were some rather dramatic episodes over hair styles . |
| 4 | His own ideals were ecclesiastical rather then Roman . |
| 5 | On the larger bottom tier were several rather chunky pieces of Beth 's fruit loaf , baked in the manner which Maisie had taught her ; then came the apple cake wedges ; and finally , making a pretty pattern on the smallest top tier , the tiny sponge cakes , each one displayed in a pretty white doily and finished with a half cherry on top . |
| 6 | There was this rather famous instance where he had to scrub the floor while Pamela and I were having a long and involved discussion , but I was told that people could n't take their eyes off him . |
| 7 | There was some rather naff comments about the union people COHSE I mean what a shower . |
| 8 | ‘ But it was all rather good fun looking back on it . ’ |
| 9 | There was one rather serious minus in the countdown . |
| 10 | But anyway , this was the first we have such a conference every five years , but over a thousand of us sat around for a week and talked about evolution , and there was one rather curious fact about Vancouver , or the media of Vancouver , during that week . |
| 11 | However , among the several people I had there was one rather unique fellow . |
| 12 | There was one rather large living-room , and a small bedroom , the door to which was covered by a curtain . |
| 13 | But there was one rather important difference : in classical criminology the criminal justice system , properly reformed , was seen as the means of reducing crime . |