Example sentences of "[conj] i [am/are] rather " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , if that 's all you came to tell me , then you wo n't mind my pointing out that I am rather busy … ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I have to admit that I 'm rather glad you did n't . |
| 3 | Probably the most interesting object is the open cluster NGC 2244 , round the star 12 Monocerotis ( 5.8 ) ; it is quite easy to locate with binoculars , and I am rather surprised that it is not included in the Messier list . |
| 4 | Also , I 've been on my own for 30 years and I 'm rather set in my ways . |
| 5 | The trouble is that term starts tomorrow , and I 'm rather tied up with work . |
| 6 | Does it matter if I 'm rather late … or early — in the morning . |
| 7 | Cos I 'm rather tired . |
| 8 | ‘ It may be age , ’ he says , ‘ but I 'm rather drawn to adversity and I like a good wash-out ; but nothing happens here except a steady loss of money . |
| 9 | ‘ The recovery is taking a little more time than I 'd hope for but I 'm rather impatient . |
| 10 | Stuart In a way it 's a surprise that the Edwardian has survived , but I 'm rather pleased it has . |
| 11 | This probably wo n't rate very highly in archaeological circles but I 'm rather pleased about it . ’ |
| 12 | At least it was , but I 'm rather out of breath . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ said Edward Carrington , ‘ but I 'm rather at a loss . ’ |
| 14 | Enlighten all of us , for I 'm rather vague about it . |