English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "The" in Example Sentences
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242360	It seems that this time I'm the man behind the eight ball.	CM
246665	It was because of the accident that I was late for school.	CK
40962	It was careless of you to leave your umbrella in the taxi.	Zifre
28417	It was impossible for him to take the picture in the dark.	Dejo
275840	It was in the 1920s that a big earthquake destroyed Tokyo.	CK
274573	It was less than one kilometer to the village post office.	CK
268677	It was not until the child was fed that he stopped crying.	Zifre
275088	It was not until the sun had set that the child came home.	CK
41465	It was out of the ordinary for Chris to behave so roughly.	CK
37773	It was such a nice day that the street was full of people.	Zifre
274582	It was the hungry bears that the villagers were afraid of.	CK
270345	It was the increase in population that caused the poverty.	Dejo
238841	It will not be long before we can take a trip to the moon.	CM
61431	It would be best to leave it to a man who knows the ropes.	CK
2980071	It's a shame Tom isn't here to see Mary receive the award.	CK
73074	It's impossible to do the sights of Tokyo in a day or two.	CK
322481	It's no good making the same old products year after year.	CM
2744879	It's quite a jump from one side of the brook to the other.	sharptoothed
1056873	It's the first time I've ever written a letter in Spanish.	brauliobezerra
1502759	It's very hard to get rid of the cockroaches in our house.	CK
281468	Japan declared war on the United States in December, 1941.	CK
281559	Japan is one of the greatest economic powers in the world.	CK
281605	Japan maintains friendly relations with the United States.	CM
1354870	Japan's attack had brought the United States into the war.	AMIKEMA
826935	Jim entered the room quietly so he wouldn't wake the baby.	CK
62503	Ken is not the type of person who loses his temper easily.	CK
272725	Last week's meeting was the longest we have had this year.	CK
265915	Lay your cards on the table and give me a straight answer!	CM
38291	Let me congratulate you on your victory in the tournament.	sacredceltic
401431	Let's meet in the lobby of the Imperial Hotel at 6:30 p.m.	CK
21946	Living abroad is the best way to learn a foreign language.	CK
29567	Lucy came closer to the boy and laid her hand on his head.	CK
2381	Mali is one of the poorest countries in Subsaharan Africa.	Zifre
680406	Mary was at the bottom of the class. Now she's at the top.	Source_VOA
3341566	Mary's mother took a liking to Tom the moment she met him.	patgfisher
278711	Moderate exercise stimulates the circulation of the blood.	CM
954170	Most folks ate very quickly and the food soon disappeared.	CK
1159949	Mr. Meier thought the Neumann family was away on vacation.	tinytina
237841	My brother may have to be operated on for the knee injury.	CK
1422376	My father gestured with his hand for me to leave the room.	CM
709115	My grandfather died in the same room in which he was born.	darinmex
706772	My little brother ran through the living room stark naked.	darinmex
2673150	My little sister doesn't like the taste of cottage cheese.	orcrist
251844	My mother asked me to keep her company during the weekend.	CM
40315	My mother will attend to the baby while I go to the dance.	CM
553052	My shoelaces came untied as I was walking down the street.	darinmex
244146	My wife goes to the village market to buy foods every day.	CK
244131	My wife spends money as if I were the richest man in town.	CK
1408976	Next Monday, she'll have been in the hospital for a month.	CK
33581	No sooner had we entered the hall than the ceremony began.	CK