Example sentences of "and was rather " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd been all over town and had a few vocals left , a few guitar bits , and was rather disenchanted with the studio he was using . |
| 2 | She had wavy blond hair and was rather attractive apart from the beginnings of a moustache . |
| 3 | It all had to be done in the dark and was rather frightening . |
| 4 | It always sounded as if one should have known , had been told before and was rather foolish to have forgotten . |
| 5 | He needed hobdaying and was rather on the temperamental side , so she sent him to Bill and me to see if he had any ability in the dressage sphere . ’ |
| 6 | ( By moving up from the level of salesman in his insurance company , he 'd sacrificed a firm 's car and was rather careful about using his own . ) |
| 7 | That this experience was not confined to the realm of theory , and was rather widespread in bourgeois strata , is immediately clear to the reader of Proust , Mann , or Musil . |
| 8 | She had meant to try , although she had learned where Georgie might be found and was rather more interested in seeing what one of Crystal 's lovers looked like . |
| 9 | She was good with her hands and was rather pleased to be more competent than her mother in this . |
| 10 | Belinda had been slightly unnerved to find that this man was Faye Hamilton 's obstetrician , and was rather alarmed at the prospect of spending a block of time in his elegant office , becoming familiar with the case history of her new patient . |
| 11 | I recently asked the Prime Minister about that , and was rather surprised to receive the answer that the Government supported proposals in the intergovernmental conference for a new consultative body to represent the regions at Community level . |
| 12 | And , one that Dorcas had found in a book and was rather proud of : Unexploded Bom . |
| 13 | When I came out on top I immediately looked to starboard for the Pole Star and was rather shocked to find that it was oil the portside and we were obviously heading east , but by careful use of the engines was able to turn through 180° and the navigator gave me a heading after taking a sight from the astro compass . |