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Example sentences for "but they were too"

  • It was very warm in the round, bowl-like hollow, the fire at the bottom and the sun overhead, but they were too busy to heed it.

  • They saw two young ducks, but they were too far; and whether they heard or suspected something swam in among a bed of rushes on a shoal.

  • Twice they saw squirrels, but they were too quick, and Bevis could not get a shot with his bow.

  • I saw two kangaroos and one rock wallaby, but they were too wild to allow me to approach near enough to get a shot at them.

  • There was plenty of food for the camels, as they could eat the leaves of some of the bushes, but they were too sulky to eat because they were tied up.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "but they were too" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    but afterwards; but all; but all the same; but here; but his blood will; but just; but most; but never; but now; but only; but perhaps; but really; but remember; but something; but sometimes; but the; but they were not; but thou; but what; buttered gridiron; buttered mould; buttered pudding; each face; his own; never said; sandy bottom