Example sentences of "he [vb past] [adv] [conj] [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 . |