Example sentences of "knew well [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However he knew better than to put the thought into words . |
| 2 | Jay was intrigued , but knew better than to ask the question direct . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Tribe knew better than to join the attack , unarmed and gunless . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ I should have thought that even you knew better than to leave the car hermetically sealed . |
| 7 | He knew better than to expect a detailed answer . |
| 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 . |