Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still if you mind 's made up , I know better than to argue with you . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ No , it 's not , in he said , ‘ It 's a Suo , and I should know.in I knew better than to argue with an expert , so I said nothing and quickly caught it instead . |
| 3 | Please permit her to do so as arranged with you by phone . |
| 4 | In those days parents did not complain at such authoritarian behaviour — they knew better than argue with Mr. Russ who was a greatly respected member of the community . |
| 5 | Or , if they did , they knew better than to remonstrate with the grim-faced man behind her . |
| 6 | This is partly because as a harder metal it makes a more secure setting for valuable stones and partly that being a white metal it reflects rather than competes with the brilliance and lustre of diamonds . |
| 7 | Linen is one of the oldest fibres known and is even stronger than cotton , but it creases badly unless treated with the appropriate finish . |