Example sentences of "become too " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he kicks , slide the rear foot back and withdraw your leading foot by an equal amount so that your stance does not become too long . |
| 2 | For we should not become too carried away by Labour 's changed face and tone of voice , nor too dazzled by the Peter Mandelson image-conjuring . |
| 3 | Today the dominant question is whether a country that can draw on the manpower and technology of two advanced industrial countries could become too powerful to be accommodated inside the European Community where the leading nations , Britain , France and Italy , would have populations only half the size of a new Germany . |
| 4 | Strains of that thinking can be seen today in France 's wish that the commission and the parliament should not become too powerful . |
| 5 | In extreme cases the search for order among the chaos can become too difficult for the human eye alone . |
| 6 | would become too inquisitive . |
| 7 | Buying hints : Heated propagators are less expensive without a thermostat , but they may become too hot on sunny days in late spring , or when used for cuttings in the summer . |
| 8 | This means that whilst the developer produces full shadow details to work from in the negative , the highlight areas do not become too dense so blocking-up any highlight details . |
| 9 | But you might become too — sort of quiet . ’ |
| 10 | It is a good idea to take a week 's break every month as skin brushing , like many natural detoxification techniques , is more effective if the body does not become too accustomed to it . |
| 11 | But most of us skated round these problems and did n't let ourselves become too entangled with anyone . |
| 12 | When it seemed that the treatment was over , Freud suggested the patient should give him a present ‘ so that the feeling of gratitude would n't become too strong ’ . |
| 13 | We can become too obsessive about the medium and too many performances are recorded nowadays anyway . ’ |
| 14 | You must avoid being manipulated by other people or letting yourself become too dependent on others for your financial security . |
| 15 | The couple , who live in a village in the New Forest , took the baby back to the hospital because they feared they would become too fond of her , but have now taken her back . |
| 16 | In particular , the group discussions we held show that at the extremes of poverty and limited awareness , credit can become too heavy a burden for the family budget and even for emotional stability . |
| 17 | At one time Robert had been afraid she would become too tall for the stage , but her height remained ideal at five foot six . |
| 18 | Generally , if you keep an open mind , and do not become too engrossed in the technicalities , you will pick up danger signals fairly quickly , should they come your way . |
| 19 | She resists being fed because she is afraid that she will swell up and become too big for her coffin . |
| 20 | ‘ They just do n't come across as remotely manufactured although soon they 'll probably become too aware to be good any more . ’ |
| 21 | And Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown said industry could become too small even to ‘ benefit substantially ’ from an upturn . |
| 22 | I just hope that he believes what he sees , that you do n't become too obvious and make him realize that he 's being set up . ’ |
| 23 | One of the problems is that this last type of research tends to be attractive to local authorities and central government departments who face pressing problems , and there is a danger that such studies can become too influential on policy when little else is available . |
| 24 | The idea that there was a golden age of family obligations in the past was born out of a desire to ensure that increasing numbers of elderly people ( and other dependent groups ) in the population did not become too heavy a burden financially upon the wealthier classes ; hence the anxieties about whether working-class people had an adequate sense of ‘ filial affection ’ , which can be documented from at least the nineteenth century . |
| 25 | Be careful not to use too much glycerine or the colour will become too moist and sticky . |
| 26 | The mental scrutiny intensifies : Chris Smith warns against letting home-life become too cushy : ‘ learn how to be loving and gentle at home but flick another switch when playing cricket ’ . |
| 27 | I do n't feel alarmed as I know of many secret passages , but they have all become too small to use . |
| 28 | Patients need information regarding the treatment plan , its timescale and any alternative options should the side-effects become too severe to continue . |
| 29 | If lower temperatures are used , the reducing sugar level may become too high . |
| 30 | However , even in the case of concepts and skills there is a danger that a curriculum based entirely on large numbers of criteria would become too rigid . |