Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [conj] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a few days the president agonized over whether to exercise his veto , but , in the end reluctantly signed what was now a Congressional rather than a presidential bill . |
| 2 | She knew better than to urge them to dress in the fashions Lachlan had learned abroad ; but all the maids were driven frantic sewing silk and linen , gold thread , fur and leather . |
| 3 | He looked from one to the other of their faces but knew better than to open his mouth . |
| 4 | 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 ! |
| 5 | She knew better than to ask what kind of business . |
| 6 | She knew better than to ask her husband what this letter was about however , and awaited his reaction in the reserved , watchful way which she had found safest to adopt in her husband 's presence and which usually concealed more vehement feelings . |
| 7 | He knew better than to ask her the time ; she was edgy enough as it was . |
| 8 | Huy knew better than to press her , and changed the subject . |
| 9 | Denis made threatening noises , but they knew better than to take him seriously . |
| 10 | Ex-Eton schoolboy Jonathan Barton was bullied but unlike Charles , he knew better than to take his complaint to the headmaster . |
| 11 | Paige was startled by his assumption , but knew better than to deny it . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | But the president knew better than to let him go ; Mr Shultz stayed the course . |
| 14 | She knew better than to invite him back to Water Gypsy for a coffee . |
| 15 | He knew better than to contradict anything his uncle said . |
| 16 | If , as I 'm inclined to believe , this unwonted willingness to kiss the rod represents one last offer by Pound ( at this time , aged forty-eight ! ) to enrol in Binyon 's seminar if Binyon would only call it into being , Binyon once again knew better than to understand what Pound was driving at . |
| 17 | They knew better than to insult their hosts by open mention of this superiority ; such bad manners would disgrace the clan . |
| 18 | Sam knew better than to interrupt her flow . |
| 19 | It was predictable whenever he was away from home — the stroll before bed — and they both knew better than to offer their company . |
| 20 | I also knew better than to seek him out . |
| 21 | Before he finally lay down to rest and sleep he hesitated over whether to cross his small room again and close the window on the chilly night . |