Example sentences of "too [adj] for its [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The horse is too clever for its own good ! ’ is a frequent complaint when a horse evades or refuses to do what is expected of it . |
| 2 | In this benighted country , simple solutions — banning traffic , arresting illegal parkers , giving the wealthy and powerful a police escort through the streets — were apparently too complex for its befuddled government . |
| 3 | ‘ Mush ’ is a terrifically exciting record , and one which presents new possibilities for a genre which was becoming far too complacent for its own good . |
| 4 | Just inside the front door , where Cassie had her little rosewood table , was a large and threatening piece of furniture , far too big for its present position . |
| 5 | The opening Largo of the Concerto No. 1 in D major is a good example of these qualities in Corelli 's style yet I felt that Banchini took it just a shade too slow for its own good . |
| 6 | The problem was that the spire was just a little too tall and too thin for its own good . |
| 7 | In general , modern fishing is far too efficient for its own good , with ships often removing entire shoals in one sweep , far out to sea . |
| 8 | Or another horse may be described as ‘ too intelligent for its own good ! ’ when in fact the horse is actually demonstrating an unwilling aspect of its temperament when it evades what is being asked of it . |