English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Be" in Example Sentences
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953510	I know that it is highly unlikely that we'll be able to sell all this stuff.	CK	1
953641	I think it's unlikely that a situation like this one would ever occur again.	CK	1
33716	I was disappointed to see that my bonus was a bit less than I was expecting.	CK	1
953934	If I were to study French, I'd prefer to study with a native French speaker.	CK	1
1087160	If Tom hadn't been so insecure, he could probably have accepted Mary's love.	CK	1
909547	Is it worth spending time trying to help people who don't want to be helped?	CK	1
1496	It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work.	Zifre	1
1027388	It's unlikely that anyone other than Tom would be interested in buying this.	CK	1
1898352	Just be patient with Tom. I'm sure he'll eventually make the right decision.	CK	1
2208806	One of the disadvantages of living alone is that you have no one to talk to.	CK	1
886896	She advised him to go there alone, but he didn't think that was good advice.	CK	1
954336	The best cookies I've ever eaten are the ones that your mother baked for me.	CK	1
1096081	The only reason Tom went to the party was that he expected Mary to be there.	CK	1
1087159	Tom accused Mary of not knowing how to love or how to accept someone's love.	CK	1
1029585	Tom believes that getting married to Mary was the best thing he's ever done.	CK	1
1029556	Tom broke into Mary's car and stole what was hidden under the driver's seat.	CK	1
1040608	Tom has been running around the office like a chicken with its head cut off.	CK	1
1024149	Tom speaks five languages, but doesn't know how to be polite in any of them.	CK	1
1040548	Tom talked to Mary's neighbors and asked them if they knew where she'd gone.	CK	1
1092639	Tom tried everything that was suggested, but still couldn't fix the problem.	CK	1
2170733	Tom wondered whether Mary was happy with how John had handled the situation.	CK	1
1075874	Tom's partner thought that they should also sell gourmet popcorn seasonings.	CK	1
2045886	You said Mary was beautiful, but I didn't think she would be this beautiful.	CK	1
327749	A few years ago, on Mother's Day, I gave my stepmother a locket as a present.	CK	1
1027641	Before the crash, Tom had been hoping to become a professional tennis player.	CK	1
953540	I never for a moment imagined that I'd be able to meet so many famous people.	CK	1
953542	I never for a moment imagined that I'd be singled out for a full body search.	CK	1
1891289	I think I mistakenly said it was Tom when it was actually Mary that did that.	CK	1
1141249	I think it's highly unlikely that Tom will eat the sandwich you made for him.	CK	1
1961210	I thought for a moment Tom was really going to tell Mary about what happened.	CK	1
2042902	I wanted to have lunch with Tom tomorrow, but he told me he'd be out of town.	CK	1
1027426	If only I'd listened to what Tom said, I wouldn't be in this kind of trouble.	CK	1
1096170	It hasn't been easy for Tom to earn enough money to support his large family.	CK	1
1030095	It seems that Tom had planned to give Mary the loan she had been looking for.	CK	1
867800	It's been raining heavily since this morning, so I don't want to go anywhere.	CK	1
909504	It's so hot outside that I want to spend all day in my air conditioned house.	CK	1
2240022	My grandfather on my father's side is celebrating his 88th birthday tomorrow.	CK	1
2240026	My grandfather on my mother's side is celebrating his 60th birthday tomorrow.	CK	1
1898217	The first time Tom brought Mary home, his mother said, "This one's a keeper."	CK	1
1069612	The only thing that mattered to Tom was that we weren't impolite to his boss.	CK	1
1030217	Tom and Mary were about to sit down for dinner when John knocked on the door.	CK	1
1074762	Tom couldn't shake the feeling that something profound was about to happened.	CK	1
1094962	Tom decided that it wouldn't be sensible to try to cross the old rope bridge.	CK	1
1094951	Tom decided to go ahead and ask Mary the question he had been wanting to ask.	CK	1
1188023	Tom doesn't know when it'll happen, but he's pretty sure that it will happen.	CK	1
1028938	Tom finally realized that Mary was never going to consider him her boyfriend.	CK	1
1028392	Tom laughed at all of Mary's jokes, even the ones he didn't think were funny.	CK	1
1028357	Tom lied about his age, so Mary thought he was much older than he really was.	CK	1
1838009	Tom pretended that it didn't matter to him that Mary was going out with John.	CK	1
1024258	Tom said he liked what she had made for dinner, but he was only being polite.	CK	1