Example sentences of "[subord] it is too [adj] for " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Hopefully it will save other lives , although it is too late for my son . ’
2 ‘ Hopefully it will save other lives , although it is too late for my son . ’
3 This means that the three remaining days will be packed more tightly and although it is too late for this academic year we will in subsequent years have one day at the start of each term .
4 By moving away from his first mate , the male prevents the female from assessing his true status until it is too late for her to do anything about it .
5 The Chalice can be empty if it is too difficult for friends to carry with wine in it .
6 BBC chiefs may cut parts of a chat between actress Brigitte Nielsen and Terry Wogan because it is too raunchy for TV .
7 Sometimes the answer is hidden , either because it is too obvious for us to recognise or too complex to unravel .
8 But if it can be proven that overfishing of sand-eel is the principal cause of the problem , we can only hope that remedial action can be taken before it is too late for our important sea-bird colonies to recover .
9 The final contents of the budget are only revealed to the Cabinet the day before the Chancellor presents it to the House of Commons , when it is too late for any major changes .
10 The tree has fruited quite well again , though it is too early for the fruits to have taken on their heady aroma .
11 Though it is too early for beginners to concern themselves with the relationship between musical forms and mathematics , the often surprising exactness in the relative proportions of musical sections , and even between movements , may be mentioned here .
12 Hydrangeas are very good , but these have to come from the corporation nurseries as it is too early for outdoor ones .
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