Example sentences of "but know well [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jay was intrigued , but knew better than to ask the question direct . |
| 2 | She was feeling a great deal better about everything , but knew better than to say so . |
| 3 | I tried to work out an obvious connection between scholarship and cocaine and could not , but knew better than to ask . |
| 4 | He looked from one to the other of their faces but knew better than to open his mouth . |
| 5 | Landgrebe , only the second graduate employed by the company , had taken over Peter Revers ' job when the latter went to New York and had responsibilities for scheduling and managing shops , but knew better than to express an opinion on artistic matters . |
| 6 | Paige was startled by his assumption , but knew better than to deny it . |