Example sentences of "of the [noun] too [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the last century the British deemed the wild mountainous regions of the Pashtuns too costly and too difficult to conquer . |
| 2 | [ London Evening Post , 21–3 February 1754 , p. 3b ; anon. , The Danger and Immodesty of the Present Too General Custom of Unnecessarily Employing Men-Midwives , 1772 ; J. H. Aveling , English Midwives : their History and Prospects , 1872 ; H. Carrier , Origines de la Maternité de Paris , 1888 ; P. J. Klukoff , ‘ Smollett 's Defence of Dr. Smellie in The Critical Review ’ , Medical History , vol. xiv , 1970 ; Jean Donnison , Midwives and Medical Men , 1977 . ] |
| 3 | RE THE letter complaining of the lights too bright on Chelwood Avneue , it would be most welcome if the lights there could be switched to Methuen Street . |
| 4 | Curiously , after dodging a lot of personal questions , the actor opens up when talking about his relationship with Lewis , whom he met two-and-a-half years ago filming a lurid NBC movie of the week Too Young To Die ? |
| 5 | He said : ‘ Dion 's presence will not affect the pattern of the side too much . |
| 6 | Here we 're sailing downwind and we want to turn left effectively , so that means moving the sail across the boat without changing the course of the boat too much . |
| 7 | Mr Souness was appointed manager last April , succeeding Mr Kenny Dalglish , his former team-mate at Liverpool , who had walked out after finding the pressures of the job too much . |
| 8 | Bunny was riding a smaller Younger animal , as black as her own hair , and one who evidently found the scent of the morning too exhilarating . |
| 9 | Ultimately , therefore , even if the big publishers had properly understood how software would be used in classrooms , they might well have found the size of the industry too small to be worth their attention and resources . |
| 10 | have a ticket for er Burnham Park , and I know at least one of our members found the attraction of the match too tempting . |