Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] well [subord] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You ought to know better than to ask that . |
| 2 | ‘ You should know better than to ask such a question after all I 've tried to teach you . ’ |
| 3 | That infamous attire strangling his glorious body — really a pastiche of desirability — inspired battalions of people who should know better than to wear Lycra shorts . |
| 4 | You 're not a kid , you should know better than to sniff round other men 's wives . ’ |
| 5 | You should know better than to walk out into strange streets alone . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Henry should know better than to keep you cooped up with his books . |
| 7 | At your age you should know better than to bring rubbish into the house . |
| 8 | ‘ There 's nothing I 'd like better than to stay here and make love to you all day , but I think after breakfast we should get back to the palazzo . ’ |
| 9 | He was mortally disappointed when it was officially declared an accident and there 's nothing he 'd like better than to find some excuse to start ferreting round and upsetting everyone with his ‘ interrogations ’ . ’ |
| 10 | He said , ‘ In the event of trickery , you will know better than to hope for your life . |