Example sentences of "[verb] [vb infin] too [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the paragraphs are consistently very short , on the other hand ( e.g. just one or two sentences ) , then the subdivisions being made become too complicated for a more general , structural image of the essay to be deduced , which defeats the point of having paragraphs at all . |
| 2 | I had misunderstood the name of the film , and not dared ask too many questions . |
| 3 | What you 're not likely to see is the peculiarities of , of the person erm showing themselves and if they do show too much , the likelihood is that the rest of the group will start to erm freeze out that individual , regardless because they 're no longer corresponding to the to the ideals of the group and er so consequently , erm I personally have no time for group psychoanalysis and I would never recommend it to anybody , although of course , for non-analytic things like losing weight or in stopping smoking or drinking , there 's a lot to be said for it , but one should n't confuse that kind of group reinforcement with erm analysis , cos analysis as we 've seen is quite different . |
| 4 | But you know they they really need to watch how much part time work they are doing because it could mean that their pension will be suspended if they did work too much . |
| 5 | If you do set too high , you may find that the first syllable spoken after a pause is distorted , especially on p's and b's , after which the overall level of the recording drops to a lower value as the speaker continues ; during the next pause in speech , the background slowly returns to its original value until the speech resumes , whereupon it falls again . |
| 6 | mind you I have er , I have that way inclined you know , I do take too many risks I suppose really . |
| 7 | While one has to admire the contortions into which employers forced themselves to go to prove that their current practice was rational , coherent and best for all concerned , one feels they do protest too much . |
| 8 | He would say she always did ask too many questions and why did n't she stay cool , tell him she loved him ? |
| 9 | ‘ Methinks the lady doth protest too much ’ , ’ he quoted softly , a strange gleam in his vivid blue eyes . |
| 10 | ‘ Heaven alone knows — but — the lady doth protest too much , methinks . ’ |
| 11 | I might almost say an honoured guest " ( p. 69 ) , but these , and further modesty maxim violations now function as statements of the felicity conditions upon which he bases his threats : Anderson " doth protest too much " , however , and the forcefulness of his language is a far-from-convincing attempt to conceal his insecurity . |
| 12 | To Leslie Hills ( Points of View , 13 March ) I say , ‘ The lady doth protest too much ’ . |
| 13 | The festival will feature more than twenty bands and if it all does get too much for you . |
| 14 | But if the brooding house really does seem too much of a cliché to you , if it fails to set fire to your imagination , then there is an alternative . |
| 15 | A seamless , patient record , it does seem too precious at times . |