Example sentences of "[conj] know better " in BNC.
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| 1 | List two quantities that you would like to know , or to know better , plus two types of observation you would like to make , or to make better , in order to extend our knowledge of the Cytherean interior and of the level of geological activity past and present . |
| 2 | They exist also , and know better than anyone how contemptible is Labour 's attitude to Northern Ireland . |
| 3 | Susan explained as well as she could that at present they would n't want any help , whereupon the visitor bristled and announced that she was ‘ Blunt by name , and blunt by nature ’ , and knew better than to push herself in where she was n't wanted ! |
| 4 | Jay was intrigued , but knew better than to ask the question direct . |
| 5 | She was feeling a great deal better about everything , but knew better than to say so . |
| 6 | I tried to work out an obvious connection between scholarship and cocaine and could not , but knew better than to ask . |
| 7 | He looked from one to the other of their faces but knew better than to open his mouth . |
| 8 | Landgrebe , only the second graduate employed by the company , had taken over Peter Revers ' job when the latter went to New York and had responsibilities for scheduling and managing shops , but knew better than to express an opinion on artistic matters . |
| 9 | Paige was startled by his assumption , but knew better than to deny it . |