English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Be" in Example Sentences
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1024019	Tom was a mean man before his daughter was born.	CK	1
1867776	Tom was about to be shot, but he didn't know it.	CK	1
1024012	Tom was accused of falling asleep on guard duty.	CK	1
1024000	Tom was arrested for being drunk and disorderly.	CK	1
2049687	Tom was hoping Mary wouldn't find out the truth.	CK	1
1877582	Tom was sitting near two men in expensive suits.	CK	1
1884423	Tom was sitting on the floor playing his bongos.	CK	1
2640103	Tom was surprised by how well Mary spoke French.	CK	1
1027758	Tom was surprised that Mary had changed so much.	CK	1
1023940	Tom was the last person I expected to see there.	CK	1
1023937	Tom was the only person in the room at the time.	CK	1
1092323	Tom was touched that Mary was worried about him.	CK	1
1023933	Tom was unable to decide who he should vote for.	CK	1
1092321	Tom was unable to understand anything Mary said.	CK	1
1023930	Tom was up until about 3:00 a.m. reading a book.	CK	1
2044972	Tom wasn't completely happy with the settlement.	CK	1
1040509	Tom wasn't in the mood to accept Mary's apology.	CK	1
1357734	Tom wished that he knew Mary's telephone number.	CK	1
1023864	Tom's bicycle was blue before he painted it red.	CK	1
1042405	Tom's house is only three blocks away from here.	CK	1
1040495	Tom's question caught Mary completely off-guard.	CK	1
1491125	Traveling was much more difficult in those days.	CK	1
2032039	We can go back home if you two want to be alone.	CK	1
1951553	We can't even be certain that it was Tom we saw.	CK	1
2664399	We should have gone on a day that wasn't so hot.	CK	1
2032040	We want to be on the first bus tomorrow morning.	CK	1
40147	We were just about to leave when she telephoned.	CK	1
3148264	We're moving to Boston at the end of this month.	CK	1
24554	We've been waiting for hours for you to show up.	Eldad	1
21482	What are you going to do after you leave school?	sysko	1
241559	What I want him to do now is to paint the fence.	CK	1
2032041	What makes you so sure I want to be your friend?	CK	1
1023778	What makes you think Tom isn't a native speaker?	CK	1
1898032	What surprised me was that Tom didn't know Mary.	CK	1
2032042	What time do you want me to be at work tomorrow?	CK	1
1898019	What Tom really wanted was for Mary to be happy.	CK	1
1898018	What Tom really wanted was some peace and quiet.	CK	1
404101	When I was a child, I used to swim in that pond.	CK	1
3023176	When I was a kid, I went to Boston every summer.	CK	1
1023757	When Tom was young, he ate three eggs every day.	CK	1
3204816	Why didn't you tell me you were going to Boston?	CK	1
1140028	Would it be OK if I discussed it with my family?	CK	1
1092103	Would you mind if I searched through Tom's room?	CK	1
252761	You are the last person that I expected to meet.	CK	1
2032049	You don't want me to be late for school, do you?	CK	1
2032050	You know this isn't the way I want things to be.	CK	1
2032051	You might want to read this while we're waiting.	CK	1
269880	You should not despise a man because he is poor.	CM	1
1994411	You wouldn't be in trouble if it weren't for me.	CK	1
1474	You'd be surprised what you can learn in a week.	Nero	1