Example sentences of "have [vb pp] too [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Night shooting , usually with a .22 rifle or shotgun , comes into its own after harvest and continues until such time as the winter-sown corn has grown too tall for the rabbits to be seen . |
| 2 | Mersey Barrage Company bosses say the scheme has proved too bold for the funding it needed . |
| 3 | But the weighty haul may have proved too much for the raiders . |
| 4 | Besides , I 've done too much for the big pots . |
| 5 | Developing the new RB211 aero engine had proved too much for the world-famous engineering group 's financial resources . |
| 6 | Changes in oral hygiene and dental practice have come too late for the men and women in today 's Homes . |
| 7 | Trax hopes to deter potential joyriders … it 's come too late for the people of Barton |
| 8 | Recently , however , there has been some criticism and some arguments about its structure , in addition to the more long-standing discussion of how far ministers can dominate their departments and how far civil service practices and attitudes have proved too much for the politicians . |