Example sentences of "[vb pp] too [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had n't caught too many tubes myself so I asked him what it was like in there . |
| 2 | Passengers were on holiday ; they did n't want to be reminded too much of illness or its associated formalities . |
| 3 | They should be reminded too that canned baked beans in tomato sauce are highly nutritious and can be a quick and convenient addition to many main meals or can even make quite a good meal on their own if they are served on buttered toast . |
| 4 | Again , we are reminded too late that the risks associated with high short-term rewards are often unacceptable for a public company . |
| 5 | Polly felt her stomach nerves flutter uneasily , but she had come too far and put up with too much to back down now . |
| 6 | Rangers have come too far and achieved too much in this season 's competition for Smith to be intimidated by any form of mishap . |
| 7 | The assistant putting that bib on him had foolishly come too close . |
| 8 | Sadly for Britain , sadly for industrial peace on Merseyside , the change-of-heart had come too late . |
| 9 | But these have often come too late . |
| 10 | ‘ I cou 'd have serv 'd you , but you 're come too late |
| 11 | Changes in oral hygiene and dental practice have come too late for the men and women in today 's Homes . |
| 12 | It may have come too late to save your husband , but I beg of you , Karen , spare the life of our unborn baby ! ’ |
| 13 | The tributes showered upon him since his death have come too late . |
| 14 | But recognition has probably come too late to influence Mr Savimbi . |
| 15 | Despite OSF 's attempt to harmonise some of the products based upon its technology , it has come too late to net some of the larger fish . |
| 16 | At last in 1854 Forbes was duly appointed to the Edinburgh chair , but he died a few months later at the age of only thirty-nine ; there was a general feeling that he had worn himself out with drudgery , and that success had come too late . |
| 17 | ‘ I fear we 've come too late to save Doctor Jekyll , and too late to punish his murderer too . |
| 18 | It had come too late to be effective . |
| 19 | She flung it at him over her shoulder in the hallway before walking into the lounge , choking on the bitterness of knowing that his belief had come too late . |
| 20 | Self-knowledge had come too late . |
| 21 | This was the real thing — but her encounter with Fen had come too late . |
| 22 | Ireland 's defeat of England may have come too late to influence the marginal selections but it certainly highlighted the shortcomings of some of the English players who were subsequently selected . |
| 23 | Although it has come too late to preserve the Snake River salmon in the wild , the ruling could save other salmon species in the same river system , and have far-reaching consequences for the agricultural and industrial economy of the Pacific Northwest . |
| 24 | The law has come too late for Anna McGurk , all her parents can now hope is that by the passing of this bill , some good will finally have come from her death . |
| 25 | Trax hopes to deter potential joyriders … it 's come too late for the people of Barton |
| 26 | While today 's cut in interest rates has been welcomed by industrial leaders , the news has come too late for many businesses . |
| 27 | Bingham 's men had reigned in the rain ; what a pity the deluge of good results had come too late to save the harvest . |
| 28 | I mean I always thought if you were parked too close to it , they take your number and next thing you know , you get a , a , a summons come through the post . |
| 29 | ‘ Since that day it has n't looked too good for Michael , certainly not five or six months ago . |
| 30 | In the fourth quarter of 1992 , the economy grew at an annual rate of 4.7% , which gave a roseate glow to Bill Clinton 's first few weeks in office but always looked too good to last . |