Example sentences of "know [adv] [conj] [to-vb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the initial grief of the desertion had passed she had known better than to mention her father 's name . |
| 2 | And he should have known better than to have his secretary type it . |
| 3 | He looked from one to the other of their faces but knew better than to open his mouth . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Ex-Eton schoolboy Jonathan Barton was bullied but unlike Charles , he knew better than to take his complaint to the headmaster . |
| 6 | They knew better than to insult their hosts by open mention of this superiority ; such bad manners would disgrace the clan . |
| 7 | Sam knew better than to interrupt her flow . |
| 8 | It was predictable whenever he was away from home — the stroll before bed — and they both knew better than to offer their company . |