Example sentences of "found the [noun] too [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Christie found the pace too hot as Marsh scorched home in 19.73sec , only one-hundredth of a second outside the world record . |
| 2 | It was an unusually poor night for Jeremy Maxwell whose Fun ‘ N ’ Games jumped badly in the Mickey McArdle Chase won by Harristown Lady while Banour ran better but found the pace too hot in the Carrolls Hurdle won by Frank Berry 's Shankorak for the second year running . |
| 3 | The Committee made no reference to complaints from Members , although the IBA survey showed that the percentage of MPs who found the Chamber too hot rose from 9 before the experiment to 36 after it had run for four months . |
| 4 | Some found the conflict too intense and retired back to the closet , perhaps for ever . |
| 5 | There was only one thing to do — brazen it out , and hope that Howard found the facts too ridiculous to believe . |
| 6 | It experienced no problems but found the fuel too expensive , at about 24 pence a litre compared to 10 pence a litre for diesel . |
| 7 | But Lydia had discovered , to her own surprise , that she found the matter too significant to quarrel about in a childish way . |
| 8 | The London-based band , booked for a gig in Naples on an Italian tour , found the stage too small and insufficient power for their equipment . |
| 9 | Mr Bourne had a history of anxiety and agitation and a psychiatric report stated he found the world too difficult to cope with . |