Example sentences of "[be] rather " in BNC.
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| 1 | In doing so I am rather like the doctor by the patient 's bedside , who knows ; although of course he does not tell the patient — that the outcome of the disease will depend upon something in the constitution of that patient which he can not control nor further influence and which he can not even ascertain , except by the event . |
| 2 | I am rather unsure of my qualifications for such an honour , but I feel deeply grateful and flattered to be joining the many famous people who have received the Freedom of this great City , including my more illustrious and worthy ancestor , the third Earl Spencer . |
| 3 | I am rather keen , and I 'm sure you are rather keen , that it should not end in a shabby way . ’ |
| 4 | As 50 per cent of the mileage was off road , I am rather disgusted . |
| 5 | ‘ I am rather inclined to think that the working conditions in this part of the country are opposed to the development of first class footballers , ’ he said . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , I am rather . |
| 7 | Personally , I am rather too fond of my sanity to risk it in this way . |
| 8 | ‘ I am rather upset … ’ |
| 9 | As you know , I am rather sympathetic to my countrymen . |
| 10 | My peers are more tolerant , more willing to accept me for what I am rather than for what I might produce or become in the hierarchy . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Indeed I am rather coming round to the view that the trouble last year was not that we failed to produce as good policies as our opponents but that we failed to produce policies for the issues the electorate was most interested in . |
| 13 | " Yes , I am rather , are n't I ? " he replied complacently . |
| 14 | ‘ I am rather fond of decent brandy . ’ |
| 15 | Knowing I am rather a special person . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , ’ said Dyson luxuriantly , pressing the point of his pencil through the surface of a copy-pad , ‘ I am rather heavily committed , of course . |
| 17 | ‘ In any case , I shall be going to bed very soon , I am rather tired . ’ |
| 18 | Now I am rather less . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , if that 's all you came to tell me , then you wo n't mind my pointing out that I am rather busy … ’ |
| 20 | I am rather surprised to hear that , because Greater Glasgow health board is very dissatisfied with the lack of consultation over the closure of two wards in Ruchill hospital in my constituency . |
| 21 | I am rather shaken , I have to confess . |
| 22 | ‘ I am rather surprised that he made it public , but we will be taking it very seriously — have no doubt about that — and it will be raised at the Anglo-Irish Conference meeting in London . ’ |
| 23 | Liberal Democrat Coun Ken Walker said : ‘ While I would not like to jeopardise any move that would benefit the town , I am rather wary . |
| 24 | Liberal Democrat councillor Ken Walker said : ‘ While I would not like to jeopardise any move that would benefit the town I am rather wary . |
| 25 | Many people may think I am rather strange in comparing two horror books . |
| 26 | And as far as this freedom for schools , I am rather more interested in freedom for parents , and things like open enrolments seem to me to be more akin to how far the au pair can drive the Volvo in twenty minutes than any real choice for parents . |
| 27 | I am rather surprised that Martin Frears has found himself in this predicament . |
| 28 | Their strengths are rather in clearing the ground of preconceived ideas about the arts , and putting new points of view . |
| 29 | A biography of an artist is a tricky proposition for a writer , since the artist may prefer to be judged through art , not life ; the incidentals of an everyday activity , not altogether under the artist 's control , are rather unimportant compared to the artist 's concentrated effort to create paintings or sculpture . |
| 30 | Substance and bundle dualism for this and other reasons are rather unpopular . |