Example sentences of "i [verb] rather a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm afraid I know rather a lot of people who wanted to kill Mr Phipps . ’ |
| 2 | In fact I felt rather a lout in my working clothes among the elegant gathering . |
| 3 | I then , in true sneaky Aussie fashion , hired two young men who were willing to hold a fictitious conversation in a pub that Ryan frequented , which I must admit I thought rather a nice touch . |
| 4 | ‘ I do rather a lot of amateur acting , you know , and I 'm supposed to be rather good at accents . ’ |
| 5 | Yeah , I think rather a good idea . |
| 6 | I had rather a dread of this post 's conveyance for it was only a spring cart , and I thought I felt myself being bumped , but as it was I enjoyed this nine miles in the post gig better than all the drives I had had . |
| 7 | ‘ I had rather a rough passage with Canon Wheeler over the sermon , ’ she said , and explained . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've rather a lot on my mind , ’ Meredith said . |
| 9 | We made small talk to everyone we knew and I drank rather a lot of gin and ginger ale . |