English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "The" in Example Sentences
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278186	The desire to fly in the sky like a bird inspired the invention of the airplane.	CK	1
1027218	Tom admitted that it was due to his carelessness that the accident had happened.	CK	1
1024468	Tom managed to escape from the room where his kidnappers had kept him locked up.	CK	1
1092892	Tom spend all afternoon at the airport watching the airplanes land and take off.	CK	1
1092708	Tom told Mary that is wasn't a good idea to have money just sitting in the bank.	CK	1
1092101	You could search the world over and never find another man more honest than Tom.	CK	1
1096265	By the time Tom realized what was going on, the police had already arrested Mary.	CK	1
66968	Everybody except the Anderson family is going to the party next Thursday evening.	CK	1
953481	I have to be honest. I was a little bit nervous the first time I had an MRI scan.	CK	1
21634	I was also impressed with the school's cleanliness and the students' pride in it.	CK	1
2461641	The kitchen knife wasn't sharp enough to cut the meat, so I used my pocket knife.	CK	1
1040692	The police thought the victim was Tom, but they were unable to identify the body.	CK	1
2451057	The teacher claimed that he'd have us all speaking fluent French in three months.	CK	1
1029655	Tom asked Mary to tell him about the house she had lived in when she was a child.	CK	1
1029550	Tom calculated that he had given Mary over 34,000 dollars in the past six months.	CK	1
1094961	Tom decided that we should put the canoe inside the house until the storm passed.	CK	1
1026316	Tom didn't need to paint the fence. They tore it down a week after he painted it.	CK	1
1950152	Tom followed Mary into the kitchen, picked up a knife and threatened her with it.	CK	1
1202235	Tom thought the teacher had given him way too much homework to finish in one day.	CK	1
1140809	What scared Tom the most was the thought that he might not be able to walk again.	CK	1
1040479	When Tom opened the door, he saw Mary standing there with a six-pack and a pizza.	CK	1
1898395	Everyone in the room burst out laughing when they saw Tom slip on the banana peel.	CK	1
2042917	I don't want to be the one who tells Tom that Mary died in an automobile accident.	CK	1
2042918	I figured you wouldn't want the teacher to know you hadn't done your homework yet.	CK	1
2425541	Of all the things Tom did last weekend, he says that windsurfing was the most fun.	CK	1
909575	The more time I spend doing this, the less time I have to do things I enjoy doing.	CK	1
1027307	The reason Tom is fat is because he eats too much and doesn't get enough exercise.	CK	1
1438673	Tom added his own name to the list of people who wanted to take part in the dance.	Chrikaru	1
1095477	Tom certainly gave the impression that he wasn't planning on being there tomorrow.	CK	1
1106111	Tom contacted me the other day asking me if I'd play guitar for a charity concert.	CK	1
1095147	Tom couldn't completely rule out the possibility that he was going to get drafted.	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
1916289	Tom says that he can't remember anything that happened on the day of the accident.	CK	1
1552371	All the teachers and students we talked to said that Tom is easy to get along with.	CK	1
909530	I spend as much time working in the garden in one day as my brother does in a week.	CK	1
909576	The more time you spend talking about what you do, the less time you have to do it.	CK	1
898573	The restaurant owner allowed her to take table scraps home to feed all of her dogs.	CK	1
1096062	There is a sewing machine and an ironing board in the room where Tom used to sleep.	CK	1
3287461	There was something I needed to get at the supermarket, but I forgot to pick it up.	CK	1
1029665	Tom asked Mary to pick up some toothpaste and some toilet paper at the supermarket.	CK	1
1029592	Tom became tired of always having to pay the bill every time he went out with 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
2048419	Tom works as a bank clerk during the week and as a part-time lifeguard on weekends.	CK	1
2318305	I don't know what else Tom told you, but I do know he doesn't always tell the truth.	CK	1
1065049	I haven't heard anything from him since then. I wonder what in the world he's doing.	CK	1
953661	I thought we had eaten everything in the house, but I found another box of crackers.	CK	1