Example sentences of "[vb pp] too [det] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Besides , I 've done too much for the big pots . |
| 2 | It was as if , the weeks of turmoil and uncertainty that followed his father 's death having turned into months , the tumultuous turn of events had proved too much for a youth of his years . |
| 3 | Developing the new RB211 aero engine had proved too much for the world-famous engineering group 's financial resources . |
| 4 | But the strain of being underwater for so long proved too much for the fragile beauty . |
| 5 | Recently , however , there has been some criticism and some arguments about its structure , in addition to the more long-standing discussion of how far ministers can dominate their departments and how far civil service practices and attitudes have proved too much for the politicians . |
| 6 | But the weighty haul may have proved too much for the raiders . |
| 7 | But for Beardsley , the man he allowed to walk out of Anfield and across Stanley Park , to be the hero appeared too much for the Liverpool manager to take . |
| 8 | high-profile job and the leadership of a professional association , which might have proven too much for a lesser , or older , man . |