Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [adv] [subord] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It gave Anna real pain to post magazines through one new front door hinged and studded so as to resemble part of the set for a pantomime of Robin Hood , and then another , moulded and classically pedimented , between half-pilasters made of fibreglass . |
| 2 | ‘ Devil ! ’ he said and dismounted so as to approach the thicket more closely . |
| 3 | Susan explained as well as she could that at present they would n't want any help , whereupon the visitor bristled and announced that she was ‘ Blunt by name , and blunt by nature ’ , and knew better than to push herself in where she was n't wanted ! |
| 4 | He looked from one to the other of their faces but knew better than to open his mouth . |
| 5 | She was feeling a great deal better about everything , but knew better than to say so . |
| 6 | Paige was startled by his assumption , but knew better than to deny it . |
| 7 | Jay was intrigued , but knew better than to ask the question direct . |
| 8 | I tried to work out an obvious connection between scholarship and cocaine and could not , but knew better than to ask . |
| 9 | 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 . |