Example sentences of "he [verb] well [subord] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | Ex-Eton schoolboy Jonathan Barton was bullied but unlike Charles , he knew better than to take his complaint to the headmaster . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | He knew better than to judge by appearances . |
4 | He knew better than to leave that behind . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | He knew better than to ask her the time ; she was edgy enough as it was . |
7 | However he knew better than to put the thought into words . |
8 | He knew better than to contradict anything his uncle said . |
9 | He knew better than to offer help , after all these years . |
10 | Hereabouts , Beryl Love 's ashes must have been scattered beneath a rose bush , though he knew better than to think Ernie might have invested in a memorial plaque . |
11 | Graham was only a little impatient , and he knew better than to try to hurry Slater up . |
12 | He knew better than to expect a detailed answer . |