Example sentences of "rather [adj] and [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Example 107 gives a melody from a solo piece in the free twelve-note manner , rather florid and virtuoso in style : Note the rhythmic irregularity and lack of classical rhythmic shapes . |
| 2 | And like a big body on small legs , i in a away they 're sort of rather wobbling and crumbling . |
| 3 | Berried holly was rather scarce and dear this year and their bunch was not very large . |
| 4 | As such they do n't deserve punishment , rather understanding and sympathy . |
| 5 | In due course it was bred a little shorter in the leg , with finer bone and a better udder , though it was still disparaged as being rather ungainly and plain . |
| 6 | Under this heading one must include a capacity for malevolent violence which , in Duiker 's rather chilling and non-committal words meant that where power was seized , people 's liberation committees were established and ‘ class enemies were punished ’ . |
| 7 | The Council 's permission for many priests to share in a single concelebration was again , initially , limited to a very few occasions , but before the end of the 1960s the absurdity of the former practice had become rather obvious and concelebration was rapidly becoming the norm for all circumstances where the number of priests exceeded the number of community Masses needed for a pastoral purpose . |
| 8 | Club rugby , through this wealthy , first-class ‘ tail ’ wagging the club ‘ dog ’ , has been decimated , as has the system which once had 15 viable unions catering for all players at all levels in a rather rough and amateurism but entirely wholesome — and ultimately highly successful and fairer — why . |
| 9 | Beans are a good source of protein , but they are also rather indigestible and cause wind ; chickpeas ( p 303 ) are less of a problem , and have a milder taste . |
| 10 | Theda was therefore acutely conscious of one gentleman , rather stout and red of face . |
| 11 | Compared to the large , powerful bodies of the Orcs , Goblins look rather thin and skrawny with gangly arms . |
| 12 | It 's rather precious and juvenile . ’ |
| 13 | Even so , the first use of the Antiparachute are likely to be rather tentative and sporting . |
| 14 | Ceauşescu 's decision to immortalize his rule in stone , or rather concrete and imitation marble , made clear the anachronistic , even archaic nature of his rule . |
| 15 | Thirdly , it has a tendency to a rather static and essentialist picture of both ‘ men ’ and ‘ women ’ , in this way ignoring the important and real differences between women themselves . |
| 16 | The problem with this approach is that it can become rather competitive and nerve racking for those children who do n't get " chosen " early on . |
| 17 | However , this is all rather analytical and intellectual ; and if we ourselves can only function on this rational level , our communication with horses will be no better than a tourist who needs a phrase book or dictionary in a foreign country . |
| 18 | Usually rather intricate and floral-inspired , they find their best expression in classically furnished rooms ; the more ornate and intricately decorated the surroundings , the more a curvilinear rug will enhance the effect . |
| 19 | Of course then we may find that there is no real conflict at all and that the objective aims of the disputants are rather sordid and mercenary . |
| 20 | He finds pregnancy rather bizarre and primitive , in a way . ’ |
| 21 | Hume was to say that it was not against reason to prefer the destruction of the world to the least uneasiness in one 's little finger ; it would simply be rather bizarre and repellent to normal feeling . |