Example sentences of "be not too [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am born of noble stock and I am not too proud to admit it . |
| 2 | And I have a job which involves quite a lot of travel so I am not too restricted about where I live . |
| 3 | Like Williams , Hill was defiant about his talent and ambitions , saying : ‘ I am not too disheartened because I am improving all the time as a Grand Prix racer and you have to remember it is my first season . |
| 4 | And I am not too tired , not too stoned and not too straight . |
| 5 | But I am not too keen on performances which concentrate entirely on rhetorical expression , and thereby lose both the singing quality , and the logic of the ‘ long line ’ . |
| 6 | I am not too keen on foreign ones |
| 7 | I am not too sure now . |
| 8 | I am not too sure that we would get too many Tories to sign . |
| 9 | I am not too worried about the new council tax because I doubt whether it will see the light of day . |
| 10 | I am not too old to accept the difference in life , Miss Cress , and nowadays , people do not dance , they lead such serious , earnest lives . |
| 11 | I would like to be away from here , I am not too old for new surroundings , not so old that I feel dread and insecurity in the prospect of a change . |
| 12 | I also wonder , seeing that I am not too old in the tooth , how many other wartime fishing kids are still around and as fishing daft as ever . |
| 13 | I am not too fond of fishing on my own at any time , and I really dislike it at night . |
| 14 | I am not too fond of it but go and judge for yourself . |
| 15 | I am not too bothered re : TSB — as you say they do n't mince words themselves . |
| 16 | Let's hope they are not too late . |
| 17 | However , in terms of social arrangements , you are not too far off the track . |
| 18 | Therefore , the quantity , composition , and diurnal distribution of the amino acid supplements used in treatment may influence the effects of raised plasma phenylalanine concentrations , especially if these are not too far above the normal range . |
| 19 | These results are not too surprising given the research findings discussed in the previous chapter and suggest that what is inherited as vulnerability to psychosis forms a broad set of dispositions that include both temperamental and cognitive features . |
| 20 | Cleaning your tack properly once a week gives you the vital opportunity of checking that stitching is in good order and that the parts where metal rests on leather ( such as reins and stirrup leathers ) are not too worn . |
| 21 | The distance between seats should be carefully arranged so that they are not too remote from each other , but not so close that personal space is invaded . |
| 22 | Those colours are not too dark are they ? |
| 23 | Use a touch of paler pink on lids , as long as they are not too prominent . |
| 24 | PS : Things are not too good at home — your Mother is well , but the house has been repossessed after I lost my job . |
| 25 | ‘ You are not too good at obeying orders , mademoiselle . ’ |
| 26 | Thing is , you 're actually using , your eyes are not too good ! |
| 27 | It is important to make sure there are not too many false alarms . |
| 28 | A London Christian , who had spent fifteen years in many branches of the occult before his conversion at the Luis Palau mission at Queens Park Rangers soccer stadium in 1985 , said : ‘ In my experience , there are not too many differences between the first group of witches and satanists . |
| 29 | All babies need feeding and changing and there are not too many ways of doing it ; the range and subtlety of young babies ' gestures is restricted ( they do not for instance converse ) , and in response , mothers tend to simplify and exaggerate their own gestures . |
| 30 | You will learn most from the diet if you can time it so that there are not too many parties , outings or other disruptive events , especially during the retesting period . |