Example sentences of "[noun] get too [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately , being so close to the bathroom , I was able to rinse out the plastic waste-basket he was forced to use whenever his cramps got too bad . |
| 2 | Quite soon the loads on aircraft got too big for this method ( though shot-bags are still used from time to time for certain simple tests ) and nowadays the loads are applied by means of hydraulic jacks operating through very elaborate multiple lever or ‘ family tree ’ systems ; each of the hundreds of branches ends in a mechanical attachment to the wing surface . |
| 3 | My hips go , my knees get too sore , my back stiffens up and I ca n't bend . |
| 4 | As mentioned elsewhere the specific design of transition methods gets too little attention . |
| 5 | Every autumn my mother would make a football out of old rags and we had some rare games , often getting literally bogged down after any rain , with the imitation football getting too heavy to kick any distance . |
| 6 | I yelled a See Yer to Kim along with some friendly advice about not letting her thighs get too cold . |
| 7 | Do n't let Toby get too far and do n't let him run away to the moon again . |
| 8 | Jacob hated her going to the clinic , but she went whenever things at home got too difficult . |
| 9 | I had my bag of reading material with me and before the pub got too crowded , I spread the map , the EXHILARATOR brochure and the file marked ‘ Cawthorne ’ over a metal-legged table and got down to it . |
| 10 | When the ore got too deep to be raised by surface workings , the third method was tried and levels were driven into the valley side . |
| 11 | When Mr Gilbey gets too serious , she tries hard not to inflame him . |
| 12 | If the cat gets too close , ducks may peek anything up to 35 times per minute . |
| 13 | If the backpack gets too heavy , of course , you could always canoe back down the river to Chepstow ! |
| 14 | Soft muslin cloth for the odd time I do n't want the work to get too hot . |
| 15 | So play their game , go along with it till they give out the goodies , maybe play a little longer if the taste is good — then when the designer glint in her eye gets too bright , move on . |
| 16 | The escort girls are for the rich man who does not want the bother of leaving his hotel-room if the need gets too strong . ’ |
| 17 | If you then find the room getting too hot , do not open the windows . |
| 18 | It can also lead to drastic embrittlement , because the interfacial adhesion gets too strong . |
| 19 | I would tend to favour the first method as you are less likely to let the compost get too wet . |
| 20 | No need to get too fussed about the odd gram . |
| 21 | Before the authorities get too enthusiastic about reports on a fall in illegal drug use by white , middle-class high school seniors , a study conducted at the University of California found that young people who do experiment with drugs are usually better adjusted than kids who abstain from drugs completely . |
| 22 | Sheep get too much for you ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ When things got too hot for her at home with Margaret she 'd often spend a night at my flat cooling off . ’ |
| 24 | Charles was unused to moving in circles where interior designers were used ; most of his friends just accumulated clutter and wielded emulsion brushes when things got too tatty ; but he recognised the genuine article when he saw it . |
| 25 | Now , when things got too bad , she would say to herself , ‘ I can go to Aunt Violet . ’ |
| 26 | Over the years there have been a number of fatal towplane accidents caused by gliders getting too high and jerking the towplane into a steep dive . |
| 27 | Maybe he thinks big bad Deane will help if things get too rough ! |
| 28 | But the danger is that things get too cosy . |
| 29 | They 'll come in , look around , then if things get too hot leave really quickly . |
| 30 | If things get too complicated , just drive off . ’ |