English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Be" in Example Sentences
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2451126	It wasn't easy for me to write this letter in French.	CK	1
24237	It wasn't until I got home that I missed my umbrella.	CK	1
3281729	It would be a shame to let all this food go to waste.	CK	1
281210	It's bad manners to eat on trains and buses in Japan.	CK	1
1109369	It's been a long time since I've had a real vacation.	CK	1
1027392	It's been three years since Tom has been to visit us.	CK	1
56080	It's like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders.	CM	1
2780851	Let's pretend that what happened today didn't happen.	CK	1
1525242	Mary is always saying that Tom isn't romantic enough.	CK	1
31950	Mary pretended she was sick to avoid going to school.	CK	1
3024062	My brother in Boston is studying to become a teacher.	CK	1
320810	My mother has been learning French for several years.	CK	1
270015	No matter how rich people are, they always want more.	CK	1
276586	Nobody noticed that the picture was hung upside down.	CK	1
1027354	Not knowing what to expect, Tom was caught off guard.	CK	1
2034586	Right now, all I want to do is sleep for a few hours.	CK	1
886952	She argued with him about their children's education.	CK	1
887262	She knelt beside him and asked him what his name was.	CK	1
314839	She must have been very beautiful when she was young.	CK	1
887505	She walked up to him and asked him what his name was.	CK	1
887552	She was looking forward to going to a movie with him.	CK	1
894467	She was soon sound asleep because she was very tired.	CK	1
52398	Susan spent the summer vacation at her grandmother's.	CK	1
1860560	Tell me again where Tom is planning to go to college.	CK	1
2034588	That's not something I want to think about right now.	CK	1
44687	The cave was so dark that they had to feel their way.	CK	1
388855	The coat she said she wanted was extremely expensive.	CK	1
388854	The coat that she said she wanted was very expensive.	CK	1
2400061	The job was difficult, but Tom still wanted to do it.	CK	1
2046923	The last few days have been very busy for both of us.	CK	1
1318	The last person I told my idea to thought I was nuts.	Zifre	1
242277	The new teacher is more like a friend than a teacher.	CK	1
43384	The old man narrowly escaped being run over by a car.	CK	1
1096082	The only place Tom hadn't looked was in the basement.	CK	1
1089358	The only place Tom has ever wanted to live is Boston.	CK	1
240355	The traffic jam caused me to be late for the meeting.	CM	1
320892	There are many children whose mothers go out to work.	CM	1
1445420	There are still a lot of things that have to be done.	CK	1
1467249	There were no customers, so we closed the shop early.	CK	1
515667	There were some ink stains on the cover of that book.	CK	1
2034589	There's a movie I want to watch on TV tomorrow night.	CK	1
1426427	There's nothing I like as much as the smell of roses.	CK	1
43599	They were very tired, hungry, and thirsty that night.	CM	1
1027280	This camera is the one that Tom bought last Thursday.	CK	1
55586	This is a great time-saving gadget for the housewife.	CM	1
1027211	Tom agreed to be here at 2:30, but he's not here yet.	CK	1
1029832	Tom and Mary have been married for about three years.	CK	1
1095660	Tom can do whatever he wants as far as I'm concerned.	CK	1
1095628	Tom can't afford the kind of rent they're asking for.	CK	1
1951871	Tom can't hold down a job. He's always getting fired.	CK	1