Example sentences of "[adj] for comfort " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opening Allegro assai is light and airy and would raise a few eyebrows even in the style-conscious 1990s , but the following movements are respectively too sleepy , too hearty and too metallic for comfort . |
| 2 | This temperature may be too low for comfort in a regularly used living room , so try and find a cooler spot for a longer display . |
| 3 | Large tower systems that sit beneath the desk are also worth considering , but check that the floppy drive is n't too low for comfort . |
| 4 | Not quite the poverty of no shoes , of basic and meagre food , no possessions other than the most rudimentary necessities — but too near that for comfort and he knew plenty who were in that condition . |
| 5 | I found it a bit too hypnotic for comfort . |
| 6 | Try Bitez in early or late season or Vassiliki , Finikounda or Cannigione , remembering that some afternoons are too windy for comfort . |
| 7 | Even the snails found it too wet for comfort … climbing fifteen feet up house walls to escape . |
| 8 | Any horse hitting one more than six inches from the top either fell or , at best , landed at an angle too steep for comfort . |
| 9 | My companions came with Swans as much for comfort as for culture , to be spared any anxiety about car-parking , or the ferry timetable , or where to stay , or even to dine . |
| 10 | ‘ Much too much for comfort . ’ |
| 11 | Which is more than can be said for the album sleeve of the new ACR album , which has caused unheard-of dissent at the offices of British Coal who claim that the artwork looks too much for comfort like the British Rail Freight logo and are threatening legal action . |
| 12 | The head twists out as if the skin is wearing an old fashioned collar that 's too tight for comfort . |
| 13 | He looked miserable , as if his jeans were too tight for comfort and his jacket too thin for warmth . |
| 14 | Three were too many for comfort , side by side . |
| 15 | They 're so Yeah , well it 's all for comfort I think . |
| 16 | If you have found that Doomstones make the adventurers too powerful for comfort , this could be a good way of getting the crystals away from them . |
| 17 | A street market in the Rathausplatz selling everything from pottery to radios was too busy for comfort . |
| 18 | Mr Cottle gulped down the porridge , which was still too hot for comfort . |
| 19 | The patient may not have full feeling in the skin on his hemiplegic side , so he should cover his arms and legs with clothing and both his hands with gardening gloves , unless it is really too hot for comfort . |
| 20 | We approached the crackling silhouette through floating fields of pumice which rattled against our wooden hull , and when we stepped into the surf to haul our boat on to the beach , as black as the night around us , our bare feet sank into sand too hot for comfort . |
| 21 | On the other hand , a lot of bodies could make it too hot for comfort , so you need to be able to control the temperature with a room thermostat . |
| 22 | The weather has been very pleasant on the whole — sometimes a little too hot for comfort , but there has been the occasional rain-storm which has been refreshing . |
| 23 | The back length of a rucksack is critical for comfort , especially when backpacking , and if you do n't have the right size you 'll soon know all about it . |
| 24 | The back length of a rucksack is critical for comfort when backpacking and if you do n't have the right size of a fixed back length sack you wo n't be able to share the load efficiently between hip belt and shoulder harness . |
| 25 | On the adverse side , the field has become too small for comfort , and it is not easy to line up the binoculars on the target . |
| 26 | He stood up abruptly and resumed his restless pacing of the room , like a caged animal that had suddenly found the confines of its cage far too small for comfort . |
| 27 | It was an 80th-birthday present from past and present members of the Lords and Commons — and apparently far too accurate for comfort . |
| 28 | Recognise that the federal government 's pension liabilities in the next century will be too big for comfort and start cutting benefits , at least for the better-off . |
| 29 | He is wearing a rather old-fashioned three-piece suit , made of a material that 's far too thick for comfort , with turn-ups on the trousers . |
| 30 | ‘ Apricot was one thing , ’ said Belinda , ‘ but Ellen is just too ruthless for comfort . |