Example sentences of "[pron] too [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anker Simmons ' main sporting interest was the river and perhaps at 50 he thought himself too old for new tricks . |
| 2 | ‘ But are n't you too grown-up for furry toys , Melanie ? ’ |
| 3 | The Force knew that their meticulously erected edifices of proof would n't fall to pieces under cross-examination when he was in the witness box , although he sometimes suspected that they found him too scrupulous for complete comfort . |
| 4 | Holding dinner for Lessingham made it too late for comfortable digestion . |
| 5 | ( Weed Research , vol 21 , p 233 ) Scurrula cordifolia is a mistletoe that attacks valuable fruit and timber trees , killing them or making them too deformed for commercial purposes . |