Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [conj] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she overestimates herself , and she does not know better than to blame herself . |
| 2 | ‘ Henry should know better than to keep you cooped up with his books . |
| 3 | " If that 's the trouble , you could n't do better than to entrust her to the skilled understanding of the Sisters . " |
| 4 | The West could do worse than to base its policy towards the Middle East on that aspiration . |
| 5 | You can decide later whether to let it out or try and lose some weight . |
| 6 | The provisions of paragraphs ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) above shall not apply so as to make it unlawful for a motor vehicle to be fitted with an instrument or apparatus other than a two-tone horn designed to emit a sound for the purpose of informing members of the public that goods are on the vehicle for sale . |
| 7 | The silly thing is there is no divide on here and the only thing I can suggest really , there is a divide symbol in the computer that we can drag out but to drag it out every time it 's too boring really so I 'll think we use this I do n't like using this , but you see this symbol here , that 's what they really use for divide , so if you do that and a couple spaces , people will learn that that means divide , it 's all we can do really |
| 8 | Though she did stop him before he could get further than to spin her round and begin in a supposed-to-be-seductive tone , ‘ If you want the thrill of a lifetime , Leith — ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps some people need a psychological or emotional crutch before their faith will come back or to give them more confidence . |