Example sentences of "[pron] rather a [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 I 'm sorry , you have been subsidizing me rather a lot lately . ’
2 Recently I have noticed my fiancé 's brother is showing me rather a lot of attention .
3 I often notice him looking at me and paying me rather a lot of compliments .
4 In truth , I found her rather a pain on the subject and merely parried her constant questions about my job-hunting activities .
5 Aphrosyne is my real name , but people over here find it rather a mouthful — like the Greek part of my surname .
6 Is n't it rather a waste of all we feel to ignore it ?
7 You may recall that this committee has asked for a health and housing conference but we seem to get under it rather a lot of times , nothing it appears to be happening .
8 ‘ Your father does owe us rather a lot of money , you know , will your cousin meet the obligations ? ’
  Next page