Example sentences of "it [verb] too late " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was courteous , but did n't encourage conversation too much because I wanted to start detecting before it got too late . |
| 2 | ‘ No , but it finishes too late . |
| 3 | The main criticism about information provided to employees is that it arrives too late . |
| 4 | A decision to contest a parliamentary seat ‘ if a favourable opportunity should occur ’ and to grant £250 as expenses was taken in October , but it came too late ( SCS Quarterly report 28 October 18 ) . |
| 5 | But it came too late for him to do anything about it , for when he straightened up and turned towards the bank the bullet hit him in the chest and his body seemed to disintegrate and fly in all directions , and he knew that death was on him and that it was something that divided you into a million parts and each fragment screamed as it flung itself into eternity . |
| 6 | ‘ And Titch , bless his heart , but it came too late for them . ’ |
| 7 | It could be argued that it came too late to correct the inequity completely , but at least it was a partial correction . |
| 8 | At length assistance arrived — it came too late ; he was indeed just alive , but died almost immediately . |
| 9 | Let's go downstairs before it gets too late . ’ |
| 10 | You had better go home now before it gets too late . |
| 11 | not do it late , just keep stopping before it gets too late . |