Example sentences of "too [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 At least the fish were moving well and lots of them too that night .
2 Sebastian was home too that night , and chatted amiably with him while Leith did a few ‘ finishing off ’ chores in the kitchen .
3 There is evidence too that ice near the coast has in the past been thicker , for many coastal islands and mountains carry the scars of glacial movement on their exposed surfaces .
4 We know too that Green enjoyed drinking .
5 Remember too that sleepiness is promoted by a warm , quiet environment .
6 There is a danger too that campaigning or lobbying activities fit uneasily with service delivery .
7 And he frets too that son Rob and daughter Heather are growing up with a part-time father .
8 It seems too that analogizing is so deeply involved not only in thinking but in perception that there is no hope of escaping from it by isolating pure observations from which induction can start .
9 ‘ Only too true-that bit about not mixing with her family .
10 Each of the three stages of painting involves several coatings and several sandings , and the thickness of the bodies is checked periodically for too much or too little finish .
11 For one who watches with too little rest
12 Technology suppliers to the British hotel and restaurant industry say that their products are often under-exploited , because too little thought has been given to what the systems are supposed to achieve and too low a priority is given to staff training .
13 It goes on : ‘ Too little thought was given to the question of whether a legitimising licence would have been beneficial to investors .
14 Another charge is that Mr Bush has given too little thought to the nature of a post-war settlement .
15 The Department 's objection , on the grounds that this would delay the road 's completion by two years , was over-ruled ; the resulting hold-up is self-inflicted as the DoT gave too little thought to the damaging effects of the original scheme .
16 Quite simply , there is too little equipment installed to account for the levels of unemployment .
17 Many of the important decisions we take in life — whom to marry , what career to follow — are taken when most of us are too young and have too little experience really to ‘ know ourselves ’ .
18 But the current system places too little emphasis on vocational achievements .
19 On the other hand , critics claim that the government has allocated too few resources to housing and has given too little emphasis to the needs of those ‘ at the bottom of the pile ’ in the housing market — the homeless and those on low incomes .
20 Conversely , in the second account , there is too much emphasis on individual knowledge and too little emphasis given to the way in which individual abilities vary as a function of the social and physical context .
21 The criticisms were not specific : British people were not well enough trained in comparison with people from some other countries , their training did not take sufficient account of what employers wanted , there was too little emphasis on the connection between the launching of new enterprises and the training of people in readiness for and in order to follow the consequences of those launches — and the absence of collaborative management in the past had led to poorly organized training .
22 In this , as in other educational issues , the government has acted too hastily and with too little consideration for those involved .
23 And grazing too many animals on too little land leaves soil unprotected against wind or water erosion .
24 If individuals demand too little education , society should encourage the provision of education .
25 The only exception has been the rear access door that covers the Parallel and Serial Ports , which has too little clearance between it and any modern parallel printer plug .
26 The auditor said there was too little provision for ‘ dry sports , ’ and the council 's strategy was too broad to effectively monitor performance .
27 too much or too little work
28 The evidence is too complex and too little work has been done .
29 The downturn in the North Sea meant there was too little work to keep all three of Trafalgar 's facilities operational .
30 It would be satisfying to be able to list examples of phonological differences between accents in the area of stress and intonation , but unfortunately , straightforward examples are not available ; we do not yet know enough about the phonological functions of stress and intonation , and too little work has been done on comparing accents in terms of these factors .
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