Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] too [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , later on , he made rather too much of his lucky escape from one of Hitler 's flying bombs , describing the eerie cutting out of the engine noise seconds before it dropped , the blinding flash , the tall plume of smoke as it came to its final resting place in what was known as Bomb Alley — the route from bases in the Pas de Calais , via Kent to the capital — it was , perhaps , understandable . |
| 2 | So France , which built far too much nuclear capacity with cheap government-backed loans , exports electricity to Britain and Italy at absurdly low rates . |
| 3 | ‘ It cost far too much and is far too grand for an old fellow like me . ’ |
| 4 | Eventually his mother was asked to remove him because the staff never managed to bring his behaviour under control ; they found that he produced just too much undesirable behaviour for them to get to grips with . |
| 5 | He knew thanks were required but the effort of offering them and making a satisfactory excuse seemed altogether too much . |
| 6 | They make it very difficult for British firms to make acquisitions , especially hostile bids , and show the ‘ single market ’ to be in reality a very one-sided affair , pivoted far too much against British interests . |
| 7 | Dyson could n't be expected to wet-nurse his staff — he 'd far too much on his hands already . |
| 8 | The effort seemed almost too much for the reader , whose voice dropped deeply , Auguste noticed uneasily . |
| 9 | ‘ Do n't let your heart rule your head , Miss Morgan , ’ he said , ‘ Craig is a fine chap , a loyal friend but he has neglected the business and paid rather too much attention to the worldly pleasures instead , so be warned . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Well , I paid far too much for it the first time , so I 've put a really low reserve on it now . |
| 11 | Airdrie , managed by that most travelled of forwards , Jimmy Bone , showed far too much physical prowess for MacLeod 's men at Somerset Park , and a 3-1 win maintains the Broomfield challenge at the head of the division . |
| 12 | Her Roman nose , and eyes that showed far too much of the whites , continually reminded her owner what a disappointment she was . |
| 13 | We arrived at our new lodging in Althorp Street , Bedford , feeling a little suspicious , as the Billeting Officer protested rather too much that the billetors were anxious to have us . |
| 14 | Unfortunately Paul Taylor 's Oz displayed far too much of the Taylor whimsy , a brand of humour that simply does not cross the Atlantic . |
| 15 | ‘ I thought you always said kids spent far too much time running around and getting into mischief these days ? ’ |
| 16 | The truth is that the seeds of disaster were sown early on : THE Duchess spent far too much of her marriage wanting to have fun . |
| 17 | He was , but in fact , he drunk far too much . |
| 18 | It 's heavy breathing — and heavy going for the French superstar , who looks to us dreadfully overweight , with a beer belly suggesting he indulged rather too much in the culinary delights of Mauritius . |
| 19 | A number of them old , dedicated members of the Party who had joined when Mussolini first came to power — fraternized much too much with the Germans . |
| 20 | ‘ It does n't matter , ’ she said grimly , only too aware that her white face showed that it mattered only too much . |
| 21 | Towards the end of June , when sitting by Aunt Emily 's bed and explaining to her that they grew far too many potatoes for their needs and it would be sensible to grow turnips and swedes instead which would serve as winter food for the animals , Aunt Emily suddenly put out a hand and said . |
| 22 | Some contained far too much textual information ; some were read out ( there 's no need for this — the audience can read too ) ; and some speakers turned their backs on the audience to read from the screen . |
| 23 | Americans knew far too much about the reality of strikes to accept a film in which , in the words of James Shelley Hamilton , ‘ the trouble arises not from working conditions but from a professional trouble-maker and is solved not according to any principles but by an act of sheer moronic terrorism ’ . |
| 24 | He knew far too much about her for her liking . |
| 25 | Though they were confined to the hut by day and the cell by night they soon knew far too much about the camp . |
| 26 | Darwin knew far too much natural history to know that was er true . |
| 27 | Gloucester gave away too many penalties … they were penalised 30 … yes 30 times … so no wonder Sale fly-half Paul Turner kicked his side into the lead and then sent them sailing towards a win … with a near perfect drop goal … |
| 28 | You did far too much . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ We also bowled far too many no-balls and wides . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Last night I said altogether too much ! ’ |