Example sentences of "'s [adv] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I explained it 's mostly a practical thing . |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't be fooled ’ , they warn , ‘ It 's rarely a biological condition . |
| 3 | And it 's rather a good thing this one did look like a tramp , ’ she added , ‘ because you might not have talked to him if you had n't mistaken him for a poor old man , and he would n't have learned anything about Brownies , and we should n't be going to continue to enjoy the use of his lovely Park . |
| 4 | That 's rather a tall order , is n't it ? |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's rather a delicate matter . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It 's rather a long story . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's rather a long way , though . |
| 8 | ‘ London 's rather a long way . ’ |
| 9 | I have n't actually got the , got page , it 's rather a long case |
| 10 | He began explaining , straight on , then first right , on to the second set of lights … etcetera … etcetera … it 's rather a long walk , sir , he concluded . |
| 11 | It 's rather a long time is n't it ? |
| 12 | I am actually , it 's rather a proud moment in my life . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's rather a sobering thought , you know , Preston . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's not really anything very important , Michael , it 's rather a small thing we 're asking of you . |
| 15 | It 's rather a tight fit , ’ she said apologetically , and the woman beamed at her . |
| 16 | It 's rather a damp day outside you want to finish airing your clothes off , so what to do ? |
| 17 | ‘ For the first time in many a year , I 'm able to take my time and I must say , it 's rather an enjoyable experience . |
| 18 | ‘ That 's rather an insolent question . |
| 19 | And it , I 'm sure the jury would get the it 's rather an obvious question but why is that ? |
| 20 | BIZARRE INC 's debut LP is excellent , but so it should be , since it 's effectively a greatest hits . |
| 21 | Dibber , he 's only a part-time volunteer , says |
| 22 | ‘ It 's only a procedural complication . ’ |
| 23 | When you start to discover this one actually does travel through walls , the sound of it does actually does travel through walls , but as I say , it 's only a temporary measure to buy yourself a little bit of time she says . |
| 24 | And you 've got the gate out there , repair that , put it up somehow , well it 's only a temporary job |
| 25 | It 's only a temporary posting for Colonel Goreng . |
| 26 | I should imagine it 's only a temporary arrangement until he finds a place of his own … ’ |
| 27 | cos it 's only a small board in n it ? |
| 28 | Okay it 's only a small pipe , it 's got a high resistance , it does n't let much through , but it does let some more through . |
| 29 | Yes it 's only a small percentage of such a huge chunk of land . |
| 30 | You know , it 's only a small proportion of what it costs ! |