Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] rather a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The early sea urchins tend to have rather a large number of plates in a much less regular mosaic than their later relatives . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , my husband says I 've got rather a good voice , ’ she responded . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've got rather a big order , ’ she said , ‘ mostly for slippers but one or two pairs of shoes I have to make in French calf . ‘ |
| 4 | I 've had rather a surprising piece of news , that 's all . ’ |
| 5 | I 've had rather a hard day — well , I 'm sure you can imagine . ’ |
| 6 | I 've found rather a comfortable billet for you . ’ |
| 7 | We 've sent someone out to meet them , because they 've taken rather a long time . |
| 8 | We 've sent someone out to meet them , because they 've taken rather a long time . |
| 9 | I think we have given rather a gloomy vision of what being a parent is |