Example sentences of "know well [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was n't one of these poor deprived kids who slipped in through an open window or an inadequately locked door and then did not know better than to steal a television or a video . |
| 2 | ‘ At least I 'm old enough to know better than to buy a crappy kitsch china schweinhund like this , ’ he retorted . |
| 3 | But I know better than to interrupt the hero with my babblings ; instead I ape the satisfied cadaver . |
| 4 | I should have known better than to take the word of any of that crowd from Donovan 's Square . ’ |
| 5 | The IRA has always known better than to attack the security forces of the Republic , since it would instantly lose whatever support it has and could provoke the Irish government to order internment , as it did in the distant past . |
| 6 | However he knew better than to put the thought into words . |
| 7 | Jay was intrigued , but knew better than to ask the question direct . |
| 8 | She knew better than to take a wanted man near the Welsh gate ; but the castle gate was the one land approach to the town , the eastward and inviolable gate , overshadowed by the bulk of the castle and the strength of its garrison . |
| 9 | Tribe knew better than to join the attack , unarmed and gunless . |
| 10 | Carson knew better than to use the Mercedes as in-town transport-traffic and parking problems made a car into a liability during the daytime . |
| 11 | ‘ I should have thought that even you knew better than to leave the car hermetically sealed . |
| 12 | He knew better than to expect a detailed answer . |
| 13 | 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 . |