Example sentences of "too [adj] in [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Take a lady of slight build who is not too strong in the hands . |
| 3 | This forces upon us a breadth of interest and concern which readily prevents us from becoming too absorbed in the affairs of our own small island . |
| 4 | They may actually have to take risks : all the fault of Mrs Thatcher , but not because she was too interested in the entrepreneurs ; quite the contrary , because she over-egged the pudding for the house-owning classes . |
| 5 | Starting from the position that the dominant framework of feminist film criticism was ‘ too restrictive in the kinds of questions it asks of cinema ’ Gledhill gave a convincing defence of feminist realist practices and concluded with a plea for a kind of cultural analysis which could ‘ hold the extra-discursive and the discursive together as a complex and contradictory interrelation ’ . |
| 6 | Competence becomes manifest at that age ; and it is essential to search for its precursors to test whether current techniques are too blunt to detect ‘ latent competence ’ , current models too imprecise to point research optimally in that direction , and current theory too stark in the distinctions it draws to serve the interests of process models . |
| 7 | Summer skiing : On the Kitzsteinhorn glacier , reached by cable cars and a funicular , it is possible to enjoy some good quality skiing , but only in the mornings as the snow becomes too soft in the afternoons . |
| 8 | The French 29th Division holding the Bois d'Avocourt had been just too long in the trenches . |
| 9 | His book is about Shakespeare 's style without getting too involved in the minutiae of Shakespeare 's language . |
| 10 | That way if one of the midfield does do themselves a mischief Rocky will have had some games at least ( I 'd rest Strachan personally to keep him going for the League campaign — which IMO is our best chnace of a European place [ we 're too unlucky in the cups ] ) . |
| 11 | She was too well-trained in the proprieties to smile a recognition at Aunt Tossie ; and Aunt Tossie did not remember her . |
| 12 | Rule 5 – 43 provides that a firm must not make a personal recommendation to a private customer to deal , or arrange a deal in the exercise of discretion for any customer , if the dealing would reasonably be regarded as too frequent in the circumstances . |
| 13 | But also that any who might peruse this essay from a research perspective will feel that I have not been too cavalier in the implications that I draw from the results of their studies . |
| 14 | Because I 'm 5ft 7in I find a lot of jackets in other shops are too short in the sleeves . |
| 15 | If your head is n't too far in the clouds you may be able to recognise a good thing when you see it . |
| 16 | I hope I will , that we will have support in it on this issue and I do n't want to take up all the time but it is something that members do approach me in , and and others on the members ' services sub and I hope we have time Chairman to er give this report some consideration and let's say it 's a v , it 's a very important if you Chairman want any additionals to the recommendations , or if you say we 're going too far in the recommendations because those recommendations you have down in front of you will be forwarded on and you 're officers and your your your policies and resources they 've given some time on on this report and therefore on the bottom of page thirty one the motion to be moved says that the comments of the policy and resources committee and the recommendations of the joint working party and the internal management of the local authorities be noted for submission to the Association of County Councils as appropriate . |
| 17 | A round face , too plump in the cheeks , a retroussé nose , and eyes . |
| 18 | The album , an 11-track journey through rave , techno and other strands of electronic manipulations , including covering ground that would have been too difficult in a singles format , ie ambient and floaty , and demonstrating Eon 's influences that range from Pink Floyd and King Crimson to Depeche Mode , Juan Atkins and , erm , repairing stereos and making contraptions out of spare electronic bits . |
| 19 | I 've , I 'd got a few stares from some of the women there , I mean , there are some women there that are huge , and maybe they looked at me and thought oh I hope I can wear leggings like that one day , I mean I do n't think I look too bad in the leggings , I mean I would never have done it when I used to go to Weightwatchers when I was thirteen and a half stone , I would never of gone in leggings , no way , but it does n't |
| 20 | The obvious interpretation was that Eric was going to set fire to some dogs , but I was too wise in the ways of the Factory to treat that as definite ; I suspected there was more |