Example sentences of "[prep] be rather " in BNC.
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| 1 | In contrast , the qualities to look for are rather more difficult to define , and largely consist of a general character and appearance that springs from the individual interpretation of traditional tribal designs . |
| 2 | Although endowed with Calow 's flair for seeing the wood the book gives the impression of being rather hastily put together . |
| 3 | The Croaking Gourami could be accused of being rather a colourless drab specimen . |
| 4 | Daphne , whom Cecilia suspected of being rather less well-off than she was herself , though this was not a matter to delve into , phoned her just after six on alternate evenings and she phoned Daphne on the others . |
| 5 | I had always suspected him of being rather more solid than the average person and this collision provided complete confirmation . |
| 6 | A deeper analysis of religion is therefore needed — one which can affirm , instead of being rather dismissive of , the intuitions behind the confessional approach which has the merit of taking religious claims to truth seriously . |
| 7 | Despite being rather shocked , they responded extremely well , and gave Joanne a lot of help and support . |
| 8 | As it stands , this definition of is rather cumbersome , but it can be restated in a more succinct form as follows ( noting that f(3) = 5 ) , where and , and λ 1 , … , λ 4 > 0 , provided that λ 1 1 , … , λ 4 constitute a Special Ordered Set ( SOS ) . |
| 9 | It 's played upfield and headed away by but into Shrewsbury 's possession nearside , good ball , forward down the right flank and it 's knocked back by , is the second chance , now level with the edge of the penalty area , 's available once more , is tackled and the ball is out of play despite 's rather erm annoyed look , it is a throw-in to Shrewsbury Town and of course gets booed , but then he gets booed everywhere . |
| 10 | The predictions that I have concerned myself with are rather more critical . |
| 11 | It grows into a small-too-medium-sized tree which will tolerate fairly hard pruning , but can nevertheless persist in being rather unshapely . |
| 12 | In the event the persons who wanted to talk to Henry Tyler went to the Foreign Office to see him — where they found his rank to be rather higher than that of errand-boy . |
| 13 | ‘ The system seems to be rather inflexible , ’ she said testily . |
| 14 | Only come closer if you are anxious , because the base leg is going to be rather low . |
| 15 | I tend to be rather disorganised when packing gear , so anything that helps me keep things in the right place has got to be a bonus . |
| 16 | At the moment the presentation of the palaces tends to be rather plain and unimaginative . |
| 17 | The first came when the group reported what seemed to be rather minor problems at its parts side . |
| 18 | He felt the change to be rather like ‘ the shedding of an adolescent enthusiasm , . |
| 19 | But lately these ladies in the Spinning department , they seem to be rather odd . |
| 20 | The seats , which won a major design award before the SL even went on sale , appear to be rather flat , but support your back and thighs well . |
| 21 | If our body is becoming too warm — through sunbathing , for example — then the air is a ‘ pleasant breeze' ; if it is tending to be rather cool — seated in wintertime — then the air is a ‘ draught ’ . |
| 22 | A foreign accent is an unknown quantity ; you have to be rather good at languages to tell whether it 's common or not , and most of Nigel 's acquaintances did n't speak any other language well . |
| 23 | But she knew that telling things the way you wanted them to be rather than the way they were did n't change anything for longer than the moment of the lie . |
| 24 | Yet she sensed that it might be like telling things the way you wanted them to be rather than the way they really were . |
| 25 | In addition , rapidly developed patinas tend to be rather loose and powdery . |
| 26 | However the texture of these patinas is not very convincing as they tend to be rather matt and powdery , and are quite easily recognised under the microscope . |
| 27 | Not only is he possibly the best friend I have , man friend , but ever since I ‘ came out ’ , he 's wanted to be rather more than that . ’ |
| 28 | Stallions , colts , and geldings tend to be rather mean to cows and other animals ; they enjoy chasing them relentlessly , and some have a special obsession for chewing the ears of cattle . |
| 29 | One well-known television personality is said to be rather hard on the teleprompter operators . |
| 30 | However , Baxter found the people , apart from a few notable exceptions , to be rather apathetic and unresponsive to the message of the Gospel . |