Example sentences of "have [verb] a bit too [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | And knowing he 'd gone a bit too far , and glad enough , now his fright and anger were fading , to have faced down Lachlan 's temper and Farquhar 's knife unharmed , Duncan Rua was satisfied to grin back , and turn aside to work the ship . |
2 | I think the one you show may have risen a bit too much … |
3 | Mr Ueberroth may have spoken a bit too bluntly for his own good — and was not known for his sensitivity in dealing with the urban poor . |
4 | He said oh I 've come a bit too early have I ? |
5 | Again Clare wondered if she had gone a bit too far , speaking so negatively about Gran 's novels , and being so emphatically against the trust . |
6 | Erm but I think it 's gone a bit too far the other way this time unfortunately . |