Example sentences of "[conj] be too [adj] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There are some things that are too subtle for television advertising and you are not going to be able to tell the whole story in 30 seconds . |
| 2 | The South American and the African weakly electric fish are quite unrelated to each other , but both live in the same kinds of waters in their respective continents , waters that are too muddy for vision to be effective . |
| 3 | Butter knives that had no handles , Copper keys that fit no locks , Rings that were too small for fingers , Dried-up leaves and patched-up socks . |
| 4 | The poly gave 15 and 16-year-olds hands-on experience of biochemistry equipment that is too expensive for schools to provide . |
| 5 | Tundra describes the open country to the north of the boreal forests that is too cold for trees . |
| 6 | The head twists out as if the skin is wearing an old fashioned collar that 's too tight for comfort . |
| 7 | Auntie Lou said something that was too low for Carrie to hear and Mr Evans laughed . |
| 8 | But at last she was back in her room , and sinking back against the closed door in a grief that was too deep for tears . |
| 9 | She heard her father exclaim , " My soul to the Devil , she will not ! " which brought forth a gabble of Portuguese from the visitors that was too fast for Sara to understand but which turned Maria Candida as white as a sheet . |