English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "It" in Example Sentences
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3054457	The best way to learn a foreign language is to go live in a country where it's spoken.	WestofEden
682150	The roadblock is only temporary. It will be removed when the construction is finished.	Source_VOA
238870	They fed me a line about Monday being a holiday, so I took the day off, and it wasn't.	Zifre
2639584	Tom didn't make it to the station in time to catch the train he was planning to catch.	CK
2958114	Tom shook up a can of beer and then walked into the living room and handed it to Mary.	CK
65543	When it comes to my supervisor, he's very inconsistent, so we never get any work done.	CM
954672	Why don't we just reformat the hard disk? You've been having a lot of trouble with it.	CK
544637	Wouldn't it be great if a gender-neutral pronoun for "he" or "she" existed in English?	CK
27763	It has been raining since the day before yesterday, but it may clear up this afternoon.	CK
36104	People who are constantly copying others do it because they can't think for themselves.	TRANG
44046	That report was important because it pointed out all the errors the committee had made.	CM
27772	The amount of paper produced by a country is closely related to its cultural standards.	NekoKanjya
1326206	The clouds are getting darker and darker and it's beginning to look like it might rain.	CK
45622	The twins look so much alike it's next to impossible to distinguish one from the other.	CK
3350308	Tom doesn't like it when people invade his personal space by standing too close to him.	patgfisher
1090362	I appreciate it when a native speaker tries to help me sound more like a native speaker.	CK
2986058	I think Tom might recognize Mary, even though it's been a long time since he's seen her.	CK
2079800	If I can get a book from the library, it saves me from having to buy it in the bookshop.	Shishir
268514	Information is sometimes held back from patients when it is thought it might upset them.	CM
2889900	It hurt so much I could have screamed, but I gritted my teeth and bravely bore the pain.	patgfisher
64804	It was boredom that Aldous Huxley considered one of the most dangerous human conditions.	CM
456191	It's a good idea to study the language and culture of the country you're going to visit.	lukaszpp
281413	Japanese women marry at 26 on average. It is no mystery that the birthrate is declining.	CK
20523	She knew what it was like for married women to look after houses, husbands and children.	CK
67729	When you rely on the team too much, it may reduce your individual competitive instincts.	CM
667965	Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.	CK
1353027	As soon as you're finished looking at the "kairanban," please give it to the next person.	CK
240703	Computers are certainly playing an important role in our life, whether we like it or not.	CK
2789921	I don't know how I managed to do that. The main thing is that I was able to do it at all.	patgfisher
2889786	I was supposed to do a course on how to avoid procrastination, but I kept putting it off.	patgfisher
2079801	If I can get a book from the library, it saves me from needing to buy it in the bookshop.	Shishir
1955523	If it's okay with you, I'd like to take it slow. I really don't want to rush into things.	_undertoad
327253	It is essential that some kind of compromise be reached between Pyongyang and Washington.	CK
682201	It is illegal in the United States for law enforcement to use torture to get information.	Source_VOA
274546	It made Grandfather's day when his granddaughter gave him a picture she had drawn of him.	CM
327816	It would be presumptuous to call myself his replacement, but I could offer some guidance.	CM
327691	It's simply that I don't really understand what an "oddball" is when said by a Mixi user.	CK
954113	It's very unlikely that a serious art collector would ever buy anything from that source.	CK
55342	Our company has never had that kind of system, and it's never made us feel uncomfortable.	CK
3076545	The flour was past its use-by date, so the cake only rose half as much as it should have.	patgfisher
2744505	The sky is clear and the wind is refreshingly cool. It's a perfect day to spend outdoors.	CK
3023522	Tom knew it was safer to walk on the sidewalk, but he walked down the center of the road.	CK
41472	When someone speaks with such rhetorical flourish, it starts to sound like they're lying.	CM
22461	When the accountant was arrested, rumour had it that it was for his creative bookkeeping.	Zifre
528323	I always thought that a stroke was one of nature's ways to tell you that it's time to die.	fanty
277255	I don't think it's always right for local governments to submit to the central government.	CM
3171172	I have been meaning to go to Berlin, but keep putting it off, I´ll get around to it soon.	davearms
2639578	I know it's hard to find the time, but could you proofread this for me before next Monday?	CK
879752	I've heard that you don't eat green leafy vegetables. You say that it is food for animals.	alexmarcelo
240877	If it had not been for antibiotics, medicine would not have made such remarkable progress.	CK