Example sentences of "[det] [vb -s] too [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This places too much burden on others . |
| 2 | If it is felt that this smacks too much of the ‘ green shield stamp ’ approach , it should be realized that it is intended that the scheme will operate with a substantial element of vocational and tutorial guidance using specialized staff . |
| 3 | I need to say , lest this sounds too one-sided , that I leave more positive comments to the conclusion , in which I describe more specifically how we will be attempting to take advantage of those aspects of the National Curriculum which offer hope of progress . |
| 4 | I know this sounds too good to be true but it can be done . |
| 5 | If this sounds too outrageous then the art department of the local secondary school might take on the design and painting of a mural as a project for older pupils with children from the primary school working as their apprentices . |
| 6 | If this sounds too complicated , do n't be put off . |
| 7 | At this point in the debate a public bunfight has arisen between , on the one hand the authors of the Coopers & Lybrand report on Tuesday that warned of a ‘ fiscal reality gap ’ and a public sector borrowing requirement soaring way above Tory and Labour projections ( about which this column warned last week ) and those who believe this takes too gloomy a view of prospects . |
| 8 | If this seems too severe , there is no denying that the development of the industrial co-operative sector has had little reason over the years to feel grateful to the Consumer Movement . |
| 9 | Even if we are able to show that it is not possible for there to be people who feel as we do but have no disposition to behave as we do , or vice versa , the behaviourist way of doing this seems too extreme . |
| 10 | If this seems too scandalous an idea , as it is for many people , it can be modified without damage to Freud 's other theories , and the cultures of human societies may be seen as transmitting the repressed material of earlier generations to the present one . |
| 11 | Apparently none of this means too much to the East Germans at the moment , but we 're sure it 's just another barrier that they 'll soon surmount . |
| 12 | would you er still look at page thirty one please dealing with er , top right under the are there hidden costs ? , the answer to this is definitely no and then there are charges set out there , there 's the freehold security set up there and then the only other costs would be your apartment , local authority rates , individual electricity costs , even if this means too low there 's a freehold security set up there and then the only other costs would be your apartment , local authority rates , individual electricity costs , even if this means too low , small charge for using guest bedroom , use to keep the general running costs as low as possible , and then underneath them there 's a block service apartment costs , all maintenance , warden and management services , freehold security and then personal costs in an estimated weekly total , er did you know that that went into the brochure ? |
| 13 | would you er still look at page thirty one please dealing with er , top right under the are there hidden costs ? , the answer to this is definitely no and then there are charges set out there , there 's the freehold security set up there and then the only other costs would be your apartment , local authority rates , individual electricity costs , even if this means too low there 's a freehold security set up there and then the only other costs would be your apartment , local authority rates , individual electricity costs , even if this means too low , small charge for using guest bedroom , use to keep the general running costs as low as possible , and then underneath them there 's a block service apartment costs , all maintenance , warden and management services , freehold security and then personal costs in an estimated weekly total , er did you know that that went into the brochure ? |
| 14 | This proves too much . |
| 15 | If at first this proves too difficult , an alternative method of grabbing the ankles may be substituted until the area becomes more stretched and flexible with use . |
| 16 | That sounds too good to be true . |
| 17 | He could n't play the drums , he was too loud , that sounds too formal you know , say , he was crap at the drums , could n't they , |
| 18 | Fyfe : ‘ It 's not exactly studying people , that sounds too calculated . |
| 19 | If that sounds too energetic there 's a 2km run starting at 10am on the same day . |
| 20 | ‘ That sounds too obvious to be true . ’ |
| 21 | Imperceptibly leading away to the right from the right hand cairn is the High Level Route , but if it all looks too daunting simply ascend Pillar by keeping to the ridge ( 1 mile ) . |
| 22 | Without even being aware of it , tension ‘ collects ’ there — so when it all gets too much for your , you can slip off your shoes and unwind with a little self-massage , without getting too many strange looks from colleagues . |
| 23 | Anyway , when it all gets too much and you ca n't bear the thought of writing another Christmas card or eating another mince pie just sit down and have a quiet read of your NCT newsletter ! |
| 24 | If it all gets too much for me , I go to church . ’ |
| 25 | Remember that there is a snack bar in the Tower for sustenance , if it all gets too much . |
| 26 | Stress is something most people have to cope with , but sometimes it all gets too much . |
| 27 | Christmas is less than seven weeks away ; forgive us if it all seems too early , but would n't it be terrific if this year , just for a change , you really did manage to get everything done ahead of time so you could actually enjoy the break … ? |
| 28 | Just occasionally , as in the orgiastic masquerade — complete with jazz band — near the end , it all becomes too much and one slumps back in exhaustion , but for the most part the show 's farcical delirium is irresistible . |
| 29 | If it all proves too much , visitors may find refuge in a seminar on stress control . |
| 30 | If that seems too simple , then let me put what I believe to be a far more cogent argument , By bringing ‘ God ’ into this , are we not merely shifting something off ourselves ? |