Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] it [was/were] too " in BNC.
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1 | I finished painting when it was too dark to see and later , in the nearest pub , I asked myself why I find water the most satisfying of all foregrounds. what follows gives some of the answers . |
2 | Never mind , it is a reckless , bloodthirsty tale , with Roland ultimately being punished for his hubris in refusing until it was too late to blow his oliphant , or horn , to summon back Charlemagne and the rest of the army to help his vastly outnumbered rear guard . |
3 | In fact she was just checking up on room service , wondering if it was too late to order a plain omelette and salad in her room . |
4 | I stirred the potato powder into the liquid and would have begun eating but it was too hot . |
5 | The cost of doing that it was too high for him . |
6 | Like a ship on a slow tide , she had moved away from him , without either of them knowing until it was too late and the drift could n't be stopped . |
7 | Jabbing violently forward , with no thought whatsoever of what she would do if she actually hit him , she did n't even notice where he was retreating until it was too late . |