English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Be" in Example Sentences
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270451	People are apt to take it for granted that the professor can speak English.	CK
34055	Planning the wedding before proposing is putting the cart before the horse.	CM
63620	Quite a few people have been invited to celebrate the couple's anniversary.	CK
316199	She is likely to refuse to follow his advice, because she doesn't like him.	CK
318712	She said that her husband hit her, but in fact it was the other way around.	CM
309899	She says she has no intention of having a baby until she's in her thirties.	CK
1424195	She went into the kitchen to see who was there, but there was nobody there.	CK
252473	Since I was sick for a week, I am making every possible effort to catch up.	CK
56395	Sorry I haven't fixed dinner tonight. I was so tired there was just no way.	CM
67396	Taking everything into consideration, the result is better than I expected.	CK
325338	The Board of Trustees voted to divest the organization's overseas holdings.	CK
805333	The boy's plan was to study medicine and return to Saint Croix as a doctor.	Source_VOA
35320	The bus was so crowded that I was kept standing all the way to the station.	CK
49170	The conference was scheduled for March, but it has been put off till April.	CK
2164546	The difference between Earth and the other planets is that Earth has water.	FeuDRenais
694086	The district attorney is unwilling to proceed due to insufficient evidence.	darinmex
25223	The doctors said he would never again be able to walk without some support.	NekoKanjya
326992	The good thing about this electronic dictionary is that it's easy to carry.	CK
311433	The medicine she took cured her of the bad cough she'd been suffering from.	CK
67418	The most important feature of all games is that they are governed by rules.	CK
2639593	The most logical place to keep your spare tire is in the trunk of your car.	CK
47180	The news that her son was injured in the accident was a great shock to her.	CK
682192	The patient's lung tissue was damaged from years of working in a coal mine.	Source_VOA
266293	The people standing around were amused and laughed at the brave little dog.	CK
1440832	The percentage of carbohydrates in animal cells is approximately 6 percent.	charlotte13
23780	The phone number for the Thursday evening phone conference is 415-904-8873.	CK
266139	The Prime Minister's speech was calculated to anger the opposition parties.	CK
2288	The problem with many things is the pre-conceived ideas we have about them!	Zifre
246502	The reason I could not attend the meeting was that I had a severe headache.	CK
305001	The research done by them shows that Americans are not interested in Japan.	CK
371593	The small fork is for your salad, and the large one is for the main course.	saeb
272942	The teacher was quite candid about my chances of entering Tokyo University.	CM
278972	There are not many countries in the world that abound in natural resources.	CM
3144531	There seems to be evidence suggesting Tom was responsible for Mary's death.	CK
3072219	There's nothing we can do to save Tom at this point. All we can do is pray.	Hybrid
57047	This book is not only more instructive but more interesting than that book.	CM
59211	This composition is so badly written than I can not make out what he means.	CK
65586	This condo is getting old. Why don't we redecorate to give it a fresh feel?	Nero
61676	This is the unforgettable place where we met each other for the first time.	CK
1137374	To err is human. To blame somebody else for your errors is even more human.	nadsat
40639	To give up smoking is not easy, but you should for the sake of your health.	CK
328771	Today I'm shopping in town as well as running an errand for my grandmother.	fcbond
2943032	Tom and Mary were discussing the pros and cons of raising the minimum wage.	CK
1026890	Tom came to Japan three years ago and has been living here ever since then.	CK
3319238	Tom checked Mary's pulse and was relieved to find that she was still alive.	CK
3099019	Tom is always worrying about things that don't really matter all that much.	CK
3023471	Tom left fingerprints on the doorknob of the room where the body was found.	CK
1093255	Tom looked out the window at the snow while he was sitting in the hot bath.	CK
2639592	Tom pulled out his keys, but then he noticed the door was already unlocked.	CK
3039025	Tom underlined what he thought was the most important word in the sentence.	CK