Example sentences of "too [adj] [coord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You want to disown them because their voices are too loud and the car 's wrong . |
| 2 | • A free-running rhythm with a period greater than 24 hours ( because the time-cues were too weak or the subject was unable to receive or respond to them adequately ) ; |
| 3 | The magnetic deflecting torque is proportional to both the current I in the suspended coil and the magnetic induction delivered by the fixed coils which in turn is also proportional to the same current I. Because the deflecting torque is proportional to I 2 , both alternating and direct currents cause a steady deflection of the suspended coil , the natural frequency of the suspended system being too low and the damping too great for any fluctuations in I 2 to be followed . |
| 4 | The supper had been too good , the weather was too pleasant and the company too friendly to worry about newspaper stories . |
| 5 | If the station 's too enclosed and the park 's too open , where do you want to meet ? ’ |
| 6 | If they collapse immediately , then they are either too wet or too dry and the mixture must be amended before use . |
| 7 | Even having made a commitment to the climb , the option of retreat is always open if you sense the temperature is too high or the snow conditions dangerous . |
| 8 | The sceptics argue that the cost of running rail services will prove too high and the return too low for the private sector . |
| 9 | It was noted that the localiser deflection sensitivity of the No. 1 VOR was set too high and the flag alarm settings on both the localiser and the glideslope were such that the flags would not appear even when the signals were unusable . |
| 10 | The bridge saddles were too high and the truss rod needed a full half-turn to make the neck straight and playable . |
| 11 | Taxes were too high and the state bureaucracy too large and too much power had become centralized in Washington at the expense of the states . |
| 12 | At low frequencies the signals do not have much carrying capacity , but go too high and the oxygen and hydrogen molecules in the atmosphere can actually vibrate in sympathy with the radio waves , absorbing the signals . |
| 13 | She had turned the hob on too high and the bacon had begun to burn . |
| 14 | Monty thought Brando was ‘ too clownish and a slob ’ . |
| 15 | In the words of others he springs into action as a political firebrand , marching into the coal-owners ' offices and demanding justice for their exploited work-force , only to be told that the coal seams were too meagre and the profit margin too small to provide improvements in safety standards . |
| 16 | So , before the rhymes get too painful and the chainsaw too piercing , I decided to state the obvious . |
| 17 | But the Government today said the plans were too extravagant and the Council would have to cutback by £10 million . |
| 18 | He says the contract with Sony music is too restrictive and the company takes too much of the profits . |
| 19 | It 's comfortable and not too restrictive and the box foot gives ample room for your feet to move around freely . |
| 20 | It is important that compression fittings are n't tightened too much or the olive will be distorted and the joint will leak . |
| 21 | Made awkward by his amused scrutiny , she tilted the roll too much and a blob of jam dropped on to her chest between her breasts . |
| 22 | Hector them too much and a lot might end up turning sceptic . |
| 23 | We have got to be spot on with the depth to which we are digging — too much and the water will be too deep and the reeds will not grow — but I think the new reeds will be good and strong , not the spindly rubbish we are getting as a result of the dry conditions , ’ said Mr Macklin . |
| 24 | The last two E numbers were too much and the rest of the cake went into the bin . ’ |
| 25 | The North consumes too much and the South suffers through debt , food shortages and lack of resources.This is of direct importance to the UN and a campaign to address the problem could be justified from the recommendations of the Willi Brandt report ‘ A Programme for Human Survival ’ . |
| 26 | Philip sharpened one of his pencils that Lee must have broken , sharpened it too much and the lead broke again . |
| 27 | Put in too much and the dog vomits . |
| 28 | ‘ If a sigh is four beats too late , I 'm on the other side of the stage four beats too early and the laugh is dead and I 've lost one of the best moments in the show . ’ |
| 29 | Looking at her , swathed in shawls though the room was too warm and the day itself not cold , Wilson had once more felt those twinges of alarm which she resented . |
| 30 | It is wrong to say that real ale should be served at room temperature : too warm and the beer tastes tacky and rancid ; too cold and the subtle palate of the beer is masked by the chill . |