English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Be" in Example Sentences
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298925	He held his tongue while he was being scolded.	Zifre
303534	He is a cut above the average college student.	CM
847155	He is always a step or two ahead of the times.	Source_Benedict_1921
289105	He is always complaining about his low salary.	CM
289195	He is always isolated from his fellow workers.	CM
300410	He is an honest man and will always remain so.	CM
304713	He is economically independent of his parents.	CK
301538	He is familiar with what is going on in China.	shanghainese
293479	He is fighting with his back against the wall.	CM
293140	He is in desperate search of further evidence.	CM
299330	He is late for meetings nine times out of ten.	CM
289115	He is not always in the office in the morning.	CK
468047	He is not as intelligent as his older brother.	CK
290363	He is not fond of sports, and I am not either.	CM
295352	He is not so much a teacher as an entertainer.	CM
294941	He is not the sort of guy who gives in easily.	CK
297175	He is one of the candidates running for mayor.	CK
302212	He is one of the greatest scientists in Japan.	CK
302209	He is one of the most famous singers in Japan.	CK
293560	He is supposed to have been a great statesman.	CM
301467	He is the book critic for the local newspaper.	CM
299845	He is the foremost authority on heart surgery.	CK
293906	He is the manager of the marketing department.	CK
299635	He is very reluctant to accept the invitation.	CK
2258395	He left the class because he was feeling sick.	_undertoad
294792	He lives within a stone's throw of the school.	CK
299154	He looks young, but actually he is over forty.	CK
290710	He made it clear that he was against the plan.	CK
293216	He must have been brought up in a good family.	CM
287031	He must have been named after his grandfather.	CK
296749	He said that the last bus leaves at 10:50 p.m.	CK
803269	He said the only answer was a slave rebellion.	Source_VOA
297542	He told me that Poe's novels were interesting.	CK
296412	He was a famous poet and a competent diplomat.	CK
247029	He was absorbed in reading when I visited him.	CK
302767	He was afraid that he might hurt her feelings.	CK
296652	He was always ready to help people in trouble.	CK
297149	He was always watching TV when he was a child.	Nero
301860	He was angry, but he listened to me patiently.	CM
301270	He was banished to an island for high treason.	CM
1848869	He was caught by an undercover police officer.	Spamster
299266	He was driving under the influence of alcohol.	CK
387417	He was drunk and forgot to shut the back door.	CK
72295	He was eager to return to school in September.	CK
2252955	He was eliminated before he got to the finals.	_undertoad
296305	He was fortunate to find the book he had lost.	Eldad
308527	He was going to leave the house when she came.	CK
289768	He was invited to be the chairman of the club.	CK
300062	He was kind enough to help me with my studies.	CK
300051	He was kind enough to take me to the bus stop.	CK