Example sentences of "far too [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rarely is the customer consulted ; in far too many cases the regular is a powerless bystander as his or her pub is transformed by identikit ‘ Victoriana ’ . |
| 2 | A few pilots manage to stall and spin in ; some fly into the ground during their final turn ; many make such bad landings that they damage their glider ; and , finally , far too many run into other gliders or obstructions during take-offs and landings . |
| 3 | The Dobermann really came into its own as a domestic dog in the 1980s and , subsequently , far too many were bred . |
| 4 | Far too many inferior or unnecessary academic books are published each year . |
| 5 | The latest , a Government-sponsored inquiry by Professor Gordon Higginson , vice-chancellor of Southampton University , concluded there were far too many A-level syllabuses , and that they were stuffed too full with information . |
| 6 | He thought the lectures far too many and that he gave too many lectures for his own good . |
| 7 | There have been far too many examples of artists ‘ living for the moment ’ , putting their faith in others to run their career , and waking up to find themselves penniless , out of favour with the public and feeling rather stupid . |
| 8 | Far too many of these were in the motor industry . |
| 9 | Kim : ‘ We 've never all gone out in hats at the same time — we 'd get far too many rude comments . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Most people in the health service suffer from the feeling there are far too many layers of authority above them and far too many constraints about what people can do when it comes to running their own unit better . |
| 11 | ‘ Most people in the health service suffer from the feeling there are far too many layers of authority above them and far too many constraints about what people can do when it comes to running their own unit better . |
| 12 | There are far too many places advertising ‘ conference facilities ’ that offer nothing more than rooms of different sizes . |
| 13 | The pain still lurks , because the town itself is , frankly , too small for agony to be forgotten ; far too many families were affected by the slaughter in Gallipoli . |
| 14 | In the words of one observer : ‘ There are far too many organisations trying to save hunting . |
| 15 | The mixture of cheap jokes and pretentious philosophising becomes increasingly hard to stomach , however , and there are far too many moments when it is not clear whether you are supposed to be laughing at the characters or taking them seriously . |
| 16 | ‘ We also bowled far too many no-balls and wides . ’ |
| 17 | Although there are now far too many centre tables and a head waiter who manages to imitate the late owner 's rudeness without any of his Irish charm , the service is as chummily swift as ever and the house wine a modest £7.75 . |
| 18 | Walks : Far too many to manage in one holiday , even if you did nothing else . |
| 19 | Walking : There are far too many paths for anyone to explore them in one holiday . |
| 20 | Probably the chief reason why it is not better is because there are far too many performances . |
| 21 | The leak could have come from any one of a large number of sources , as far too many people knew about the plans . |
| 22 | However , Heritage Year , we felt , would simply provide another occasion , of which there were already far too many , for Britain 's architects , town planners and local authorities to pat each other on the back and give themselves awards . |
| 23 | There were far too many accounts in the papers , of unsuspecting women who opened doors and were hideously attacked by those waiting . |
| 24 | A tourist probably dropped it , I thought , but when I looked closer there were more of them , far too many to have been left by a traveller . |
| 25 | Others , including far too many feminist critics , concentrate on The Master , the unknown and possibly incorporeal subject of an outpouring of intense poems written in the early to mid-1860s . |
| 26 | In far too many instances real hard preparatory work is confined to well trained union negotiators . |
| 27 | In far too many management jobs there is the tyranny of the in-tray . |
| 28 | just as there are too many people who feel guilty if they are doing nothing , there are far too many who seem to feel guilty if they are joyful . |
| 29 | Although he would eat foods such as salads , fresh fruit and wholemeal bread ( not always the case with hyperactive children ) , he was also allowed to eat far too many sweets and chocolate bars washed down with cola , squash and tea . |
| 30 | But far too many listen only rarely to their children and have little to say to them that is not punitive . |