English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Be" in Example Sentences
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1095041	Tom couldn't think of Mary without remembering how painful their breakup had been.	CK	1
1094927	Tom decided to try trimming his beard with a knife, but he wasn't very successful.	CK	1
1026443	Tom didn't buy anything at that store because he thought the prices were too high.	CK	1
1025936	Tom doesn't think there is any advantage of doing it the way you suggest we do it.	CK	1
1028210	Tom played a waltz on the piano using only his thumbs and Mary was very impressed.	CK	1
1552371	All the teachers and students we talked to said that Tom is easy to get along with.	CK	1
2426065	Even though Tom has had way too much to drink already, he's ordering another drink.	CK	1
2308122	I could have stayed a while longer, but I was getting tired, so I decided to leave.	CK	1
1230620	I'm skeptical when I hear someone claim to speak more than five languages fluently.	CK	1
1096124	No matter how many people tell him he made a mistake, Tom still insists he's right.	CK	1
1096062	There is a sewing machine and an ironing board in the room where Tom used to sleep.	CK	1
903714	There is an urgent need for understanding how climate change will affect our lives.	CK	1
3287461	There was something I needed to get at the supermarket, but I forgot to pick it up.	CK	1
1095469	Tom certainly had plenty of opportunities to go to concerts while he was in Boston.	CK	1
1095317	Tom certainly wouldn't be anywhere near as rich as he is if he hadn't married Mary.	CK	1
1095267	Tom claims that he wasn't anywhere near the murder scene at the time of the murder.	CK	1
1094968	Tom decided that it wasn't necessary to take the medicine the doctor had given him.	CK	1
1092544	Tom wanted Mary to talk to John about the problem she was having with his children.	CK	1
952874	Tom was sentenced to five days in jail and a year on probation for drunken driving.	CK	1
2424280	Considering how long I've been studying French, I should be able to speak it better.	CK	1
2451053	Even though I studied French for three years in school, I'm not good at speaking it.	CK	1
1065049	I haven't heard anything from him since then. I wonder what in the world he's doing.	CK	1
953517	I know you've been waiting a long time, but could you wait just a little bit longer?	CK	1
2042922	I suppose you want to ask me how I was able to make so much money in so little time.	CK	1
1530305	It was no coincidence that both Tom and Mary were in the cafeteria at the same time.	CK	1
887014	She bought him a dog. However, he was allergic to dogs, so they had to give it away.	CK	1
2210429	Since the coat Tom tried on was too small, the clerk gave him another one to try on.	CK	1
1096086	The most dangerous thing Tom ever wanted to try to do was to hold a poisonous snake.	CK	1
1029962	Tom and Mary adopted two children whose parents had been killed by a suicide bomber.	CK	1
2494729	Tom and Mary were speaking in French, so I had no idea what they were talking about.	CK	1
1095781	Tom believes it's absolutely necessary to drink at least a liter of water every day.	CK	1
1094499	Tom doesn't have many clothes. That's why you always see him wearing the same thing.	CK	1
1838112	Tom is usually the last to leave, but last night Mary left ten minutes after he did.	CK	1
1028388	Tom laughed at some of Mary's jokes, but he thought some of them weren't very funny.	CK	1
1871875	Tom warned Mary that John was nothing but trouble. However, she ignored his warning.	CK	1
1847742	When Tom gets drunk, he'll eat a lot of things that he wouldn't eat when he's sober.	CK	1
1160865	Even though Tom just had his fortieth birthday, I don't think he's over the hill yet.	CK	1
2042924	I hope you know that the last thing I want to do is go there without your permission.	CK	1
1027517	I think it's highly unlikely that Tom will be allowed to keep the gold that he found.	CK	1
1214981	I'm reading things like famous novels which have been rewritten in simplified French.	Chrikaru	1
2396312	Our fire alarm sometimes goes off when my mother is cooking something in the kitchen.	CK	1
1096096	The bomb blew Tom's house to smithereens. Fortunately, he wasn't at home at the time.	CK	1
1029799	Tom and Mary shared an umbrella. However, it wasn't big enough and they both got wet.	CK	1
1029777	Tom and Mary were too busy yelling at each other to notice that I'd entered the room.	CK	1
1095148	Tom couldn't completely rule out the possibility that he might be laid off from work.	CK	1
2871698	Tom is looking for someone to help him translate a document from French into English.	CK	1
1075873	Tom thought it would be a good idea to start a website that sold nothing but popcorn.	CK	1
1092694	Tom told Mary to put the hammer back into the toolbox when she was finished using it.	CK	1
1042553	Tom's lawyer didn't think that the jury would think that Mary was a reliable witness.	CK	1
953444	I don't need to sound like a native speaker, I just want to be able to speak fluently.	CK	1