Example sentences of "[coord] he [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Graham was only a little impatient , and he knew better than to try to hurry Slater up . |
| 3 | The marathon four mile trip brought out the best in Keep Talking and he rallied well when challenged by the useful Irish raider High Peak to win by four lengths . |
| 4 | He was a leading figure in social evolution — his second book , on the origin of civilisation as shown by the mental and social condition of savages , was published in 1870 , the year before The Descent of Man by his dear friend Charles Darwin — but he knew better than to talk of evolution in Parliament . |
| 5 | But he did more than choke if he , if he inhaled erm , lime |