Example sentences of "took a rather [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took a rather wrong-headed view of the history of the development of competition in these industries , although he will not be surprised to learn that I agree with his criticisms of the Labour amendment . |
| 2 | He took a rather deep breath , got to his feet , and did n't sound quite like himself when he finally spoke . |
| 3 | Ianthe took a rather prim sip of wine . |
| 4 | I took a rather simpler route than Balboa — the Pan-American highway out of Panama City . |
| 5 | The man on the video took a rather different view , describing Honda 's decision to join the flow of Japanese car makers into Britain as an opportunity to conquer a Europe soon to be ‘ unchained and unfettered by regulations ’ . |
| 6 | In Britain , things took a rather different turn . |
| 7 | However , after Partition ( 1947 ) the weaving industry in Pakistan took a rather different course . |
| 8 | John James joined ‘ Laura Ashley ’ in August 1974 and took a rather different view of the problem . |
| 9 | I hope that the right hon. and learned Gentleman will forgive me if I answer first the points made by my hon. Friend the Member for Westminster , North ( Sir J. Wheeler ) , who supported the Government 's position , before answering the remarks made by Opposition Members , who took a rather different line . |
| 10 | All the same , it took a rather special sense of self to turn down an England trial at the age of 19 on the grounds that Scotland might want him instead . |
| 11 | Genesis took a rather unique way round the problem of replacing lost manpower by resolving to confine the writing and recording duties to the surviving three band members and taking on ‘ extra hands ’ for live performance . |
| 12 | It was , therefore , a little surprising that a Special Commission of the Hague Conference in April 1989 took a rather conservative position on the matter . |