English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "A" in Example Sentences
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1024558	Tom lived in a tent next to the river while he attended summer school.	CK	1
1024169	Tom should definitely visit an art museum or two while he's in France.	CK	1
1970653	Tom takes a quick jog around the block every morning before breakfast.	CK	1
1638285	Tom threw a big party at his house while his parents were on vacation.	Spamster	1
1092592	Tom usually lets dirty dishes pile up for a week, then he washes them.	CK	1
2335875	Tom usually wears a cowboy hat, but today he's wearing a baseball cap.	CK	1
1078802	Tom was sitting on a bench eating something that looked like an apple.	CK	1
2046936	Tom, if you're not too busy, could you come to my office for a minute?	CK	1
2157319	While I was waiting for the streetcar, I witnessed a traffic accident.	CK	1
2210612	Why don't you do us all a favor and go back to wherever you came from?	CK	1
1910424	An old man walking with a cane asked Tom to help him across the street.	CK	1
2451065	Even though I know a little French, I think we should speak in English.	CK	1
51470	Excuse me, could you spare me a few minutes? I have a favor to ask you.	CK	1
2300247	I came over here to tell you guys that you need to be a little quieter.	CK	1
2451064	I haven't used French in a long time and I've forgotten a lot of words.	CK	1
259356	I like to put an ice cube into my coffee, because it's usually too hot.	CM	1
1534799	I studied French when I was seven, but now I only remember a few words.	CK	1
1961381	I thought it'd be great if we could get Tom to play a few songs for us.	CK	1
1096188	I used to hang out with Tom a lot, but these days he's not around much.	CK	1
1027458	I wonder how Tom will ever manage to pay for such an expensive wedding.	CK	1
54707	I've botched things up so bad I wish I could find a hole to climb into.	CK	1
2451063	If you'd like to study French with a native speaker, please contact me.	CK	1
2042883	Let's play another hand of poker. I want a chance to win my money back.	CK	1
886853	She advised him not to buy a used car, but he didn't follow her advice.	CK	1
909556	She spends a lot of time helping her children learn to deal with money.	CK	1
2492225	That may have been true when you were a kid, but it's not true anymore.	CK	1
903701	There is an urgent need for more people to donate their time and money.	CK	1
1029884	Tom and Mary argue a lot, but they still get along quite well together.	CK	1
37186	Tom can't swim at all. On the other hand, he is a good baseball player.	CK	1
1095315	Tom certainly wouldn't be pleased if Mary went out on a date with John.	CK	1
1026672	Tom coaxed the mouse out of the hole in the wall with a piece of bread.	CK	1
3223228	Tom didn't have a chance to visit Mary that last time he was in Boston.	CK	1
1040646	Tom figured it would take him a full day to finish painting the garage.	CK	1
2301586	Tom had one big ambition in life. That was to become a race car driver.	CK	1
1028643	Tom hoped that Mary would consider visiting a few art museums with him.	CK	1
2774128	Tom speaks French only just a little bit better than he speaks English.	CK	1
3023357	Tom spent three years in the Boston working as an undercover policeman.	CK	1
1092795	Tom thought he had a chance to make a lot of money on the stock market.	CK	1
1092616	Tom tried to squeeze into the jeans he had worn when he was a teenager.	CK	1
2401243	We all got together and bought Tom a gift certificate for his birthday.	CK	1
66120	We're always going there! Let's go to a French restaurant for a change.	CM	1
1426436	Would you please show me a camera that is less expensive than this one?	CK	1
953075	A lot of people are going to tell you that you shouldn't have done that.	CK	1
953121	Are you seriously thinking about pursuing a career as a race car driver?	CK	1
1096267	Because Tom mistranslated one sentence, our company lost a lot of money.	CK	1
1885997	Don't you think it's still a little too early to talk to Tom about this?	CK	1
1040726	For the lack of something better to do, Tom decided to take a long walk.	CK	1
73304	I learned to drive a car and got a driver's license when I was eighteen.	minshirui	1
953546	I never for a moment imagined we wouldn't get home before the storm hit.	CK	1
1027535	I never imagined that my skills as a lawyer would be used to defend Tom.	CK	1