Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] too [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The believer wants to see too much evidence for God — like Copleston , he or she wants proof — and hence the unbeliever sees no evidence . |
| 2 | It all starts to get too confusing and she desperately needs help but who can she turn to ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Her clothes not only have to be smart but very carefully chosen because anything fussily frilled , checked or highly patterned tends to look too busy on the small screen . |
| 5 | Barley thrives in somewhat cooler climes and , being less ‘ hungry ’ , does not need such rich soil — it tends to grow too long and ‘ lodge ’ on very strong soils — but it still needs a longish season to ripen well . |
| 6 | Also , the Paasche index tends to give too little weight to those goods whose relative prices have increased over time . |
| 7 | Skiing takes place only in the morning as the snow tends to become too soft in the afternoon , but after a morning skiing in glorious sunshine , you can then sunbathe in the afternoon , or water ski and windsurf at Zell am See . |
| 8 | Though appealing and heroic , such a vision seems to claim too much . |
| 9 | Freud seems to give too much weight to the belief in Christ , and too little to the actual people in the church structures and the emotional ties that may build up between the ‘ secondary leader ’ and the believers . |
| 10 | To some commentators this appears to leave too much scope for giving continued weight to parental wishes , and they would like to see the sections worded ‘ first and paramount consideration ’ . |
| 11 | What are seen by the public as the most depraved of men still have profound needs to express their sorrow even when , with the most damaged people , it seems to lie too deep for tears . |
| 12 | My primary criticism of the work is that it tries to encompass too much . |
| 13 | This video tries to cover too much in just one hour . |
| 14 | Verbal presentations often fail because the speaker tries to cram too much into too short a time , or goes on for far too long . |
| 15 | Chapter 2 , ‘ The city states of Italy , tries to pack too much into its nine pages and loses precision as a result . |
| 16 | ‘ Not that one likes to mention too much of that sort of thing in front of poor Mr Brown . |
| 17 | Well Fred 's got my Graham Thomas because it really is a superb rose but as well as that I would go for hybrid musk and I think of all the hybrid musk , my favourite is Felicia because of that silvery pink , lovely double shaped flower and that is very very heavily scented and I would have to have the bourbon rose the th the double white creamy white bourbon rose , if , you could almost eat that , that wo n't get more than about six foot and you can prune it to keep it in shape a bit if it begins to get too straggly . |