Example sentences of "[adv] too [adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The limp body of the monkey is only too human in its proportions , the cries of triumph only too reminiscent of the yells of a hooligan mob bent on violence in a city street . |
2 | The end of that talk was that Farmer Olinton said he 'd be only too pleased for the Brownies to use his loft for Pack Meetings , and if Miss Truscott would call on him they 'd arrange the whole thing . |
3 | Her little shriek was cut off with unerring accuracy by the simple expedient of covering her mouth with his , and she gave up her struggles and surrendered , her foolish heart only too grateful for the crumbs he offered . |
4 | Discussion with the local estate agents up to a 10-to 20-mile radius of the site , the local authority and local people , will be helpful as they are usually only too aware of the advantages and drawbacks of a locality . |
5 | Gerard Fusil was only too aware of the dangers the 175 racers faced between the Caribbean and the Pacific coasts of a country aptly nicknamed the Switzerland of Central America . |
6 | Military necessity was never a strong argument and was frequently rejected even by many of the military who are only too aware of the dangers of cruel methods being introduced into a conflict . |
7 | We are only too aware of the frustrations and annoyance of a sale which collapses and we will do everything in our power to ensure that your sale is completed to your total satisfaction and with a minimum of fuss . |
8 | It was an unhealthy enough place to be even at the best of times , swampy and malaria-ridden ; any Europeans trading there would have been only too aware of the risks involved , and the depleted crew of the Orynthia , overworked and probably ill-fed , must have been as vulnerable as they could possibly be . |
9 | The sphere is much too delicate for the adventurers to carry ( e.g. , to use as a weapon ) . |
10 | Much too good for the animals . |
11 | Erica grinned at me like a witch , saying , ‘ You 're much too physical for the literati . ’ |
12 | What , because it 's all too good for the moneybags ? |
13 | In Europe , where there is as yet no such depth , it is all too easy for the professionals to get complacent . |
14 | It is all too easy for the Germans to accept the glib axiom that whatever is good for Germany is good for Europe , and the ‘ European ’ gloss may permit them to pursue their own interests while trying to convince others , and even perhaps convincing themselves , that they are doing this for Europe . |
15 | It would have been all too easy for the residents ' views to weigh lightly compared to the supposedly more objective professional assessments but , avoiding this pitfall , the author looked for ways of tapping the experiences of the residents themselves and sought to complement these with staff assessments of social and psychiatric functioning . |
16 | It was all too easy for the masses to feel humbled by experiences of this kind , and to leave with the conviction that the entire subject matter would be forever beyond their grasp . |
17 | Our motoring culture has a price all too evident to the police investigating car crime , to the victims of road accidents , and the nurses caring for them to the one in seven children suffering from asthma and the environment , as more and more areas of the countryside are carved up to make way for roads . |
18 | When he became Prime Minister he was all too aware of the difficulties which British industry was facing . |
19 | Warner 's only chance with Black Fury would have been if the serious critics had hailed it as a masterpiece and as a great breakthrough , but on this occasion the critics were all too aware of the stresses and strains that had been created by the processing of an authentic theme into a melodramatic format . |
20 | Many of his peers seem uptight , all too conscious of the legions of photographers and TV cameras . |
21 | These first few lines are very formal , perhaps too formal for the plebeians . |
22 | The French 29th Division holding the Bois d'Avocourt had been just too long in the trenches . |
23 | I ca n't say I would be just too excited about the prospects of calving goes be a bit kind of sliding each other young calf that 's just newly born . |
24 | It is too early in the season , they are still too expensive for the housewives of Cavaillon . |
25 | Even when his ankle was much improved , the fracture knitting itself together most satisfactorily , she still went and would find him hobbling around the conservatory which was raw and bright , being still too new for the vines and jasmines to have masked its bare white ribs . |
26 | THE news that certain banks are to be rapped for delaying interest rate cuts has come far too late for the owners of thousands of small businesses . |
27 | She 's new here , Eddy Boyd , and far too good for the likes of you ! |
28 | Because surely if ‘ they ’ knew how wonderful the spinning diamond meanings were , they 'd know the box was far too good for the likes of her . |
29 | Just look at this , the sail is far too full for the conditions , the foot is billowing out and the luff is horribly wrinkled which has got too much power there , it 's a bag of wind . |
30 | erm no what happened was that he gave me some bones that were far too big for the dogs . |