Example sentences of "too [adj] for their [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Animals that are too aggressive , too daring , or too timid for their own good in terms of reproduction are gradually eliminated so that in a stable environment the median values tend to become the population norms . |
| 2 | Some ponds and lakes , too , are richer in life than might be expected ; and sometimes , indeed — when polluted — become too rich for their own good ( this is known as eutrophication ; see p.117 ) . |
| 3 | Other data points which do not plot within the standard gradient zone display reflectance values which must be considered too high for their present depth of burial . |
| 4 | On the other hand , they know that the price of preserving their communities in the way that they want will be too high for their own country to have to pay . |
| 5 | Men like McDonnell are too brave for their own good . |
| 6 | Whether it 's you or one of your kith and kin who 's been too clever for their own good you can bet your bottom dollar it 'll end in tears . |
| 7 | While most young male dogs go through a period of excessive sexual behaviour and can be a little too pushy for their own good with older males between the ages of about ten months and two years , they usually calm down and become more sociable with other dogs and less strife to have around the home . |
| 8 | Cambridge reckoned Dublin was just too soft for their rough-house style . |
| 9 | Croghan Star ( 2.00 ) and On Tap ( 2.30 ) should prove too good for their solitary opponents , while Wigtown Boy ( 3.05 ) has only two to beat in the Red Alligator Handicap Chase . |
| 10 | Croghan Star ( 2.00 ) and On Tap ( 2.30 ) should prove too good for their solitary opponents , while Wigtown Boy ( 3.05 ) has only two to beat in the Red Alligator Handicap Chase . |
| 11 | You found them everywhere and in the sun all of them were beginning to be too big for their blue jeans and jackets that they could never fill when they were on the bum and hungry . |
| 12 | There is the widespread image these days that most tennis players , most independent promoters and certainly the agents , are becoming too greedy for their own good . |
| 13 | They were both too nice for their own good . |
| 14 | George and Joseph found the law in Holland a little too efficient for their fraudulent undertakings . |
| 15 | Intelligent Buildings Too smart for their own good ? |