Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] it was too " in BNC.

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1 I finished painting when it was too dark to see and later , in the nearest pub , I asked myself why I find water the most satisfying of all foregrounds. what follows gives some of the answers .
2 Never mind , it is a reckless , bloodthirsty tale , with Roland ultimately being punished for his hubris in refusing until it was too late to blow his oliphant , or horn , to summon back Charlemagne and the rest of the army to help his vastly outnumbered rear guard .
3 In fact she was just checking up on room service , wondering if it was too late to order a plain omelette and salad in her room .
4 I stirred the potato powder into the liquid and would have begun eating but it was too hot .
5 The cost of doing that it was too high for him .
6 Like a ship on a slow tide , she had moved away from him , without either of them knowing until it was too late and the drift could n't be stopped .
7 Jabbing violently forward , with no thought whatsoever of what she would do if she actually hit him , she did n't even notice where he was retreating until it was too late .
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