Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] too [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hodge was frequently criticised by contemporaries for his inability to grasp the finer points of the problems confronting him and for reacting in too blunt a manner . |
| 2 | To stare at an empty vastness would be dispiriting ; perhaps also it would bring about too great a sense of isolation . |
| 3 | To his annoyance the sensitive instrument failed like a night-flower wilting in too bright a light . |
| 4 | She will see those who have committed themselves to the traditional model of education , some as a matter of principle , but others because to question it opens up too big a can of worms . |
| 5 | A frayed lace snaps under too vigorous a tug , and he curses . |
| 6 | We now need to make it easier for those council tenants living in high-cost areas or on low incomes to move gradually into home ownership , without taking on too heavy a financial burden at any one time . |
| 7 | It is the emotional and dynamic tug of a story which must prevent us from reading in too literal a spirit . |
| 8 | It would be inadvisable to try to lay down too specific a strategy , because of the immense variety of English language knowledge and experience within the group loosely categorised as bilingual children . |
| 9 | The first is that the possibility of a revolution occurring in a country where capitalism was poorly developed made him aware of the problem of setting up too rigid a sequence for human evolution . |
| 10 | There is a danger in indulging in too great a diversity of material and outlook and , as biogeographers have been few in number , diversity could lead to the continuing omission of the study of the impact of human activity . |