Example sentences of "been [adv] too [adj] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would have been rather too close to home . |
| 2 | Sadly , over the years , it has been far too easy for men such as Beck to infiltrate the sloppy system used by many local authorities and it was high time that the Government took steps to prevent further scandals . |
| 3 | Tony Gordon 's Kiwis , who will now find it difficult to go through the remainder of their tour undefeated , are not as tight and efficient a force as Graham Lowe 's team of four years ago , but with a virtual Test side out , should have been far too strong for Murphy 's collection of reserves . |
| 4 | The move from a fenland cottage to a rented London flat had been far too abrupt for Kate , and she was sufficiently self-aware to acknowledge that this was a large factor in her current sense of alienation . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been around too long to fall for tricks like that . |