Example sentences of "[v-ing] [subord] it [be] 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 | You must tell your partner to stop pushing if it is too painful . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | This procedure can fail to produce a result under extremes of lighting due to spreading if it is too bright or the exposure cut-off if it is too dim . |
| 6 | NEARLY two out of five video owners find it difficult to programme their machines for recording because it is too complicated , says a Mintel market research report . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ Have you ever seen a woman yoked to her husband pulling a plough because they ca n't afford an ox or a horse , while their baby lies under some hedgerow , wrapped in rags , sucking a crust and whining because it is too weak with hunger to cry ? ’ |
| 10 | If this proves not to be the case and if , faced with a major unemployment crisis , Britain finds itself with no recourse , then it should not hesitate in seceding before it is too late . |