English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "The" in Example Sentences
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1095471	Tom certainly had a point when he said we should allow more time to complete the project.	CK	1
1095109	Tom couldn't go on the picnic with us today because he had an important business meeting.	CK	1
1028438	Tom killed Mary because he found out she had started the fire that had killed his family.	CK	1
1092797	Tom thought he could reach the airport on time if he drove a little over the speed limit.	CK	1
1027913	Tom told Mary that he was going to kill himself, but he didn't have the courage to do it.	CK	1
920414	Do you have any ideas on how we can make sure Tom sticks around until the job is finished?	CK	1
1894767	Even though Tom translated the letter for Mary, she didn't bother to read his translation.	CK	1
2042930	I know some of you want to go back to the way things were, but that's not going to happen.	CK	1
1095882	Tom asked Mary about the traffic accident she was involved in when she was five years old.	CK	1
1892646	Tom just needs a little time to get used to the idea that Mary will now be his stepsister.	CK	1
1867854	Tom threatened me. He said if I didn't give him the money, he'd cut off one of my fingers.	CK	1
1024085	Tom told the children that they could stay here in the room if they didn't make any noise.	CK	1
1095784	Tom began working as a volunteer at the homeless shelter while he was still in high school.	CK	1
1094680	Tom didn't need to look at the menu because he'd been to that restaurant many times before.	CK	1
1028028	Tom shouted at the top of his lungs so Mary could hear him over the sound of the waterfall.	CK	1
1847743	When Tom looked down at the apple he was eating, he realized that he had eaten half a worm.	CK	1
953255	Even though my friend was a vegetarian, I didn't tell him that the soup had some meat in it.	CK	1
1096109	One thing Tom does that isn't very safe is that he uses the same password for every website.	CK	1
886975	She asked him to help her father clean the garage, but he said that he was too busy to help.	CK	1
1027281	They took Tom to the hospital to have his stomach pumped because he ate something poisonous.	CK	1
1040627	Tom had been released from the hospital, but he was still recovering from the gunshot wound.	CK	1
1991971	Tom has been doing a pretty good job of eluding the police, but eventually he'll get caught.	CK	1
1024512	Tom lost the shopping list his mother had given him and just bought things he wanted to eat.	CK	1
1028138	Tom remembers telling Mary the story about how he had escaped from being eaten by cannibals.	CK	1
1044899	Tom thought it was a good idea to take advantage of the opportunity that Mary had given him.	CK	1
1092738	Tom thought the music was too loud, but he was too tired to get up and turn the volume down.	CK	1
1092733	Tom thought where he put his gold coins was the perfect hiding place. However, he was wrong.	CK	1
1027909	Tom told Mary that he wouldn't be able finish the job in the amount of time she'd given him.	CK	1
953496	I just want to let you know that I think you're the most beautiful woman that I've ever seen.	CK	1
1027407	It may seem like just a little thing to you, but Tom is really worried about the whole thing.	CK	1
1075860	Tom tasted the popcorn and decided it wasn't salty enough, so he sprinkled on some more salt.	CK	1
2419635	While Tom was away from his desk, Mary drew a caricature of him on the cover of his notebook.	CK	1
2331640	I had about a minute until the train left, so I didn't have time to explain why I was leaving.	CK	1
1553451	I think Tom is going to be pretty mad when he finds out that the painting he bought is a fake.	CK	1
1042403	If we don't receive Tom's reply within the next three days, I think we should write him again.	CK	1
62662	It's my fault that the cake was burned. I was talking on the phone and didn't notice the time.	CK	1
1027210	Tom agreed to marry that man's daughter with the promise that he'd inherit the man's business.	CK	1
2412291	Tom and Mary and their children all live together in a small house on the outskirts of Boston.	CK	1
1040665	Tom didn't seem inclined to elaborate and I didn't really want to know all the details anyway.	CK	1
1123698	Tom told the children that they could stay in this room as long as they didn't make any noise.	CK	1
953270	For some reason, people have been avoiding me like the plague ever since I got back from India.	CK	1
2060594	If I learn to play the washboard and you learn to play the kazoo, maybe we can join a jug band.	CK	1
73282	There were demonstrations against the government by Japanese university students in the 1960's.	CK	1
1024578	Tom likes listening to American English the most, but he also likes the sound of Irish English.	CK	1
1092620	Tom tried to return the swimsuit for a larger size, but the clerk told him that wasn't allowed.	CK	1
1075854	After Tom had eaten all the popcorn in the bowl, he went back into the kitchen to pop some more.	CK	1
898565	She would often bring home table scraps from the restaurant where she worked to feed to her dog.	CK	1
886929	She advised him to visit Boston, because she thought it was the most beautiful city in the world.	CK	1
1095583	Tom can't go out drinking with the guys tonight. He has to stay home and take care of his mother.	CK	1
1095228	Tom connected the TV to the antenna that the previous owner of his house had mounted on the roof.	CK	1