Example sentences of "gone [adv] too [adv] " in BNC.

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1 The amalgamation of farms has gone much too far in Britain — much further than it has in any other European country .
2 I am not in favour of long-term institutional care in hospitals , but the balance between the opportunity for decent health care for the elderly in our hospital services and the opportunity for other care has gone much too far .
3 This has not gone down too well with the Torinese , who want a more prestigious side to inaugurate their new stadium .
4 The ultimate expression of player power has n't gone down too well back in New Zealand , where the NZRFU chief executive George Verry said : ‘ I ca n't recall a precedent for such comments , but I 'm sure the rules have provisions for dealing with players who bring the game into disrepute ’ .
5 ‘ That ca n't have gone down too well … when did you spring that one on Callum ? ’
6 His legs had buckled and knocked , a comic effect , and he 'd gone down too soon for his partner to see the ugly roundel that had begun to form on the white tennis shirt .
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