1 RATHER THAN (II21 II22) 956100 = most commonly found as a complex prepositional phrase. This grammar point is already covered here.
2 RATHER (RG) 529786 = ‘Rather’ as a degree adverb usually modifies an adjective.
1 BUT (CCB) RATHER (RG_RR@) A (AT1) 22044
2 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) LARGE (JJ) 7161
3 BUT (CCB) RATHER (RG_RR@) AN (AT1) 4810
4 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) A (AT1) 2921
5 , (,) RATHER (RG_RR@) A (AT1) 2028
6 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) SMALL (JJ) 1978
7 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) SIMPLE (JJ) 1951
8 WOULD (VM) RATHER (RG_RR@) JUST (RR) 1840
9 BUT (CCB) RATHER (RG) JUST (RR) 1594
10 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) SIMPLE (JJ) 1583
11 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) DIFFERENT (JJ) 1570
12 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) UNIQUE (JJ) 1507
13 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) INTERESTING (JJ) 1481
14 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) LONG (JJ) 1476
15 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) SMALL (JJ) 1444
16 OR (CC) RATHER (RG_RR@) A (AT1) 1421
17 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) UNUSUAL (JJ) 1287
18 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) EASY (JJ) 1134
19 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) DIFFICULT (JJ) 1128
20 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) MORE (RGR) 1123
21 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG_RR@) THE (AT) 1015
22 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) GOOD (JJ) 988
23 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) STRANGE (JJ) 954
24 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) LARGE (JJ) 906
25 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) ODD (JJ) 903
26 WAS (VBDZ) RATHER (RG) A (AT1) 900
27 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) NICE (JJ) 865
28 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) DIFFERENT (JJ) 857
29 BE (VBI) RATHER (RG) DIFFICULT (JJ) 854
30 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) COMPLEX (JJ) 795
31 ID (NN1) RATHER (RG) JUST (RR) 782
32 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) MORE (RGR) 757
33 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) HIGH (JJ) 738
34 THE (AT) RATHER (RG) LARGE (JJ) 719
35 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) BIG (JJ) 701
36 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) SHORT (JJ) 698
37 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) AN (AT1) 663
38 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) IMPRESSIVE (JJ) 656
39 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) EXPENSIVE (JJ) 641
40 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) DIFFICULT (JJ) 639
41 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) POOR (JJ) 638
42 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) LIMITED (JJ) 589
43 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) LENGTHY (JJ) 583
44 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) EXPENSIVE (JJ) 579
45 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) INTERESTING (JJ) 566
46 BUT (CCB) RATHER (RG) ONLY (JJ) 565
47 BUT (CCB) RATHER (RG_RR@) ONE (MC1) 558
48 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) COMPLICATED (JJ) 549
49 ARE (VBR) RATHER (RG) SMALL (JJ) 547
50 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) LOW (JJ_RR@) 545
51 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) LOW (JJ) 544
52 ARE (VBR) RATHER (RG) LARGE (JJ) 515
53 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) GOOD (JJ) 515
54 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) STRONG (JJ) 505
55 WAS (VBDZ) RATHER (RG) SURPRISED (JJ) 503
56 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) SPECIAL (JJ) 499
57 REALLY (RR) RATHER (RG_RR@) NOT (XX) 492
58 BUT (CCB) RATHER (RG_RR@) AS (RG@_CSA) 491
59 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) NASTY (JJ) 482
60 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) COMMON (JJ) 472
61 BE (VBI) RATHER (RG) EXPENSIVE (JJ) 464
62 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) HARD (JJ) 459
63 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) UNIQUE (JJ) 454
64 , (,) RATHER (RG) JUST (RR) 451
65 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) HIGH (JJ_RR@) 445
66 SOME (DD) RATHER (RG) INTERESTING (JJ) 445
67 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) NEW (JJ) 443
68 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) SIGNIFICANT (JJ) 434
69 UP (RP) RATHER (RG) QUICKLY (RR) 427
70 THE (AT) RATHER (RG) MORE (RGR) 421
71 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) LONG (JJ) 418
72 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) OBVIOUS (JJ) 415
73 ‘S (VBZ) RATHER (RG) A (AT1) 412
74 , (,) RATHER (RG_RR@) AN (AT1) 407
75 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) OLD (JJ) 404
76 ARE (VBR) RATHER (RG) EXPENSIVE (JJ) 404
77 IT (PPH1) RATHER (RG) DIFFICULT (JJ) 399
78 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) IMPORTANT (JJ) 392
79 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) LIMITED (JJ) 391
80 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) WEAK (JJ) 390
81 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) OBVIOUS (JJ) 388
82 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) SERIOUS (JJ) 387
83 WORKS (VVZ) RATHER (RG) WELL (RR) 387
84 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) STRANGE (JJ) 386
85 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) UNPLEASANT (JJ) 381
86 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) SLOW (JJ) 377
87 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) RARE (JJ) 376
88 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) POOR (JJ) 372
89 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) WEAK (JJ) 369
90 YOUD (VV0) RATHER (RG_RR@) NOT (XX) 363
91 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) EXTENSIVE (JJ) 360
92 OUT (RP) RATHER (RG) QUICKLY (RR) 359
93 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) DULL (JJ) 354
94 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) BIZARRE (JJ) 353
95 . (.) RATHER (RG_RR@) A (AT1) 349
96 IS (VBZ) RATHER (RG) COMPLEX (JJ) 349
97 ARE (VBR) RATHER (RG) DIFFERENT (JJ) 347
98 A (AT1) RATHER (RG) BORING (JJ) 345
99 ARE (VBR) RATHER (RG) SIMPLE (JJ) 344
100 ARE (VBR) RATHER (RG) MORE (RGR) 339
6 RATHER (CS21) 251212
9 RATHER (RR) 70974