Example sentences of "too [adj] for her [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clare was a true Breakspearean. too subtle for her own good . |
| 2 | Lou and I have always presented a good public face : we make a happily married couple , a busy professional pair ; she in the media — seen as a little suspect , a little too clever for her own good — he in the interpretive arts : sensitive , hard-working , dedicated : often away . |
| 3 | Her dark eyes , which seemed almost too large for her small features , held an expression of great sadness . |
| 4 | In the end she 'd been too good for her lowly position . |
| 5 | Oh , yes , from what Father Dolan had said and through information he had got from Constable Fenwick , much too beautiful for her own good . |
| 6 | Suddenly she was beginning to find working in close proximity to Niall Grant much too disturbing for her own peace of mind . |
| 7 | Her lips were pale , and nearly too full for her small mouth , like something bled but bruised . |
| 8 | However , some fabrics to which Laura now aspired were , she knew , too lavish for her own company to produce . |
| 9 | Too determined for her own good really , which was why he had had to agree to last night in the first place . |
| 10 | Doreen Banks though , she was just too nosey for her own good ! |