Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] too many " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I do n't want to know too many details . |
| 2 | For understandable reasons , neither side is prepared to proclaim the change too loudly : the left hates admitting defeat , while the right does not want to offend too many loyal party members by appearing triumphalist . |
| 3 | However , you do n't want to slip too many needles side by side unless you want a very loopy effect . |
| 4 | It is perhaps a mistake , though , to try to identify too many categories of independent craftsmen , even though the sources can attest a surprising level of specialization ; in a small community , a jobbing builder could be his own mason , bricklayer , carpenter , tiler , thatcher , and slater , possibly even burning his own lime and making his own bricks . |
| 5 | He says that his Tarantula has had too many babies . |
| 6 | He does not talk about philosophy any more : he has got too many grenades in his pockets . |
| 7 | The club has spent too many seasons in the Second Division and what the fans still talk about is the Fairs Cup win over 20 years ago . |
| 8 | Blond-mopped and doughty-featured , he resembles — Nature 's fault not his , but one magnified on screen — a schoolboy who has eaten too many buns during the tuck-box break . |
| 9 | In doing so it can go a long way towards lifting the depression which has afflicted too many teachers in recent years . |
| 10 | ‘ Visitors are very important and I love having people here , though I don ‘ t want to have too many at the same time . |
| 11 | A senior manager at AT&T , one American organization which experimented extensively with job enrichment , was quoted as saying , ‘ This company has lost too many people who are still with us ’ ( Ford , 1969 ) . |
| 12 | Gooch has complained too many times now that the players needed to compete more keenly . |
| 13 | Yet if it is to this which the Epitome means to refer , it has suppressed too many qualifications to present an accurate view . |
| 14 | Instead , the information disseminated is designed to make too many people comfortable with the idea that these horrifying centuries of murder and pillage have been a fight for justice and democracy . |
| 15 | Annis Garfield is convinced the look and say method has failed too many youngsters . |
| 16 | Ouston summarizes such a view : ‘ Successful schools appear to prevent too many difficulties arising rather than being exceptionally skilled in dealing with them once they have arisen ’ ( Ouston 1981 ) . |
| 17 | I 'd flown too many missions , seen too many of my friends blown to pieces . |
| 18 | He 'd broken too many hearts . |
| 19 | The major opposition party hesitates to launch too many full-scale attacks on the government if they are likely to result in a series of defeats by however small a majority , since this would tend to demoralize their supporters . |
| 20 | They 'd seen too many of their comrades tread on something nasty or gut-shot in a FAKINTIL ambush . |
| 21 | The verdict brought relief for some neighbours who said they 'd seen too many animals suffer over the years . |
| 22 | ‘ He 'd got too many as usual . |
| 23 | He 'd spent too many years being an historian , analysing things . |
| 24 | She 'd made her feelings towards him abundantly clear , of course , and common sense decreed that he leave this little drama to fizzle out , but he 'd glimpsed too many enigmas tonight to be able to shrug off his unease and walk away . |
| 25 | As there was so much at stake the standard of hockey was effective with both teams playing conservatively and not wanting to take too many risks . |
| 26 | This is when I was pregnant went to put my name down on the housing list and they said to me sorry you ca n't we 've got too many people on there already . |
| 27 | Yes , well obviously we erm we hope that we 've put the team together that 's going to do the job , but having said that , there 's some handy looking teams around , I think the League is going to be pretty evened out erm at the end of the day , I do n't think erm you 're going to see too many people sort of struggling at the bottom end . |
| 28 | Alternating the colour of the gores is an added attraction ; but beware having too many hems , as each overlap and its stitching will add weight . |
| 29 | I had misunderstood the name of the film , and not dared ask too many questions . |
| 30 | This had necessitated a large number of meetings , particularly for the Socialisation of Industries Committee and the Social Services Committee : ministers had tended to bring too many items to committee ; senior ministers had wanted to keep an eye on their more junior colleagues , and as a result a heavy burden fell on a handful . |