Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] not [verb] too " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between them they invented a sort of polka , in which their feet did not get too mixed up . |
| 2 | Inside , a memorial tablet inscribed in Latin can be found , also an hour-glass timer that ensured that the sermons did not last too long . |
| 3 | It was as well , Robbie thought , that cooking bacon and eggs did not require too much concentration and expertise . |
| 4 | Things had not gone too smoothly in hospital and it was taking a long time to recover . |
| 5 | We never really got to hang out with Ice Cube , as initial exchanges did not bode too well . |
| 6 | It is a pity the needs of users did not rank too highly before £400m poured down the drain . |
| 7 | At first , the Americans did not try too hard to meet the Iranians on this uncomfortable holy turf . |
| 8 | Selfridges did not do too badly , thanks to returning tourists , but a £7m cut in non-shoe retailing profits reflects a shocking period 's trading at Wallis and Horne . |
| 9 | The spectators did not fare too well either . |
| 10 | Beth Groves who had worked with Eva in social services did not take too much persuading to come out of retirement into the post of housekeeper . |
| 11 | There are , however , some indications that Bentham did not think there was a precise truth to these matters , but that a certain free play left by the facts did not matter too much in practice . |