Example sentences of "if he [verb] too " in BNC.

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1 Battling Billy was attempting to sing one of his war songs and Maggie was merry too ; if he went too far she would have to help him indoors .
2 That gave me a big shock that did , and after that I used to move away if he came too close to me .
3 If he becomes too closely associated with the initial investigation , his ability to take a critical look at the results of the initial investigation would be greatly undermined .
4 If he becomes too much of a bore , deliberately choose others to speak rather than him .
5 If he said too little , Godolphin would suspect him of concealment .
6 He was reckoned one of the islands ' best fishing guides , a man who could name his own price to the rich northerners who came to the blue waters to kill gamefish , but Bonefish believed that his family might stray from the path of righteousness if he spent too much time away from home so he restricted his guide work to just a few weeks of the year .
7 The fair hair had faded to a dusty grey , and his skin looked pale and unhealthy , as if he spent too much time indoors , but the green eyes were lusty with life and rebellion against the confines of the wheelchair he was manoeuvring into the room —
8 If he signals too much sympathy for the Danes in their problems in ratifying the Maastricht Treaty on European union , he will be under immediate attack from EC partners and pro-Europeans in his party .
9 If he has too many bad experiences with other children , it may put him off social interaction .
10 ‘ Submitting ’ to the experience is a necessary step which a participant may be deterred from taking for a number of reasons , particularly if he has too great a vested interest in the subject-matter or in his own reputation .
11 Ranking means nothing and it is very sad to see Andre having such poor results in tournaments and rather puzzling in view of his amazing results in Davis Cup ; one wonders if he gives too much to that at his own expense !
12 Beyond that sea rises a mountain range and beyond that stretches a vast desert where the sun twists round and beats down so hot it would dry out an eagle 's wings and turn them to dust if he flew too long .
13 This is what you can do : if he comes too close and narrows the gap , step to the side and extend it again ; a gentle touch to his arm is more emphatic than asking him to stop .
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