Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | She knew better than to invite him back to Water Gypsy for a coffee . |
2 | She knew better than to urge them to dress in the fashions Lachlan had learned abroad ; but all the maids were driven frantic sewing silk and linen , gold thread , fur and leather . |
3 | Huy knew better than to press her , and changed the subject . |
4 | More than five years of rebellions and civil war had honed his instincts to a fine edge , and he knew better than to ignore them . |
5 | ‘ When we have so many spare rooms here it seemed eminently sensible , much better than allowing you to travel backwards and forwards . ’ |
6 | She had thought longingly of the candle left behind in Guy 's chamber , but had known better than to mention it . |
7 | Paige was startled by his assumption , but knew better than to deny it . |
8 | Denis made threatening noises , but they knew better than to take him seriously . |
9 | In practice it occurs when deaf children can write a word better than speak it . |
10 | But the president knew better than to let him go ; Mr Shultz stayed the course . |
11 | He knew better than to ask her the time ; she was edgy enough as it was . |
12 | ‘ Better than to prolong it when I was n't particularly comfortable — and I suspect they were n't comfortable with me . ’ |
13 | When I got home I said , ‘ They ought to know you better than think you would marry a prostitute . ‘ |
14 | She should have known better than to think he would bring it to her , miserable sinner that she was . |
15 | Devious devil ; she should have known better than to think she could fool him . |
16 | ‘ We 've been close friends for donkey 's years and I know you better than to think you 'd try to queer my pitch . ’ |
17 | ‘ I should have known better than to think you 'd back down . ’ |
18 | " If that 's the trouble , you could n't do better than to entrust her to the skilled understanding of the Sisters . " |
19 | I can do no better than give it my full recommendation . |
20 | I also knew better than to seek him out . |
21 | ‘ Henry should know better than to keep you cooped up with his books . |
22 | Better than finding them in a flap and fearing higher rates , as they were a week ago . |
23 | You do n't want to much cos remember it is er poisonous . |
24 | Such a threat is credible only if carrying it out would impose little loss on the person terminating the contract . |
25 | I 'm not , I must admit I do n't think about it now , so if wearing it puts you off . |
26 | So if do you have that information on your computer , I was think that if you did that consistently over a year . |
27 | Mr Waddington was apparently considering allowing them to take into account the need to protect the public from even quite minor offences . |
28 | It has survived so long because abolishing it would have been more trouble than it was worth , but that does not make it any better in itself . |
29 | You see , we 've got that board made and you just have n't played with your Lego much since have you ? |
30 | They only person in the play to whom he reveals some of his real feelings is Roderigo , but only while using him as a tool , spending his money , and working him up to be the accomplice in his attack on Othello . |