English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Be" in Example Sentences
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247064	It was when I was eight years old that I climbed Mt. Fuji with my father.	Nero
65923	It was your tireless efforts and devotion that made the event successful.	CM
954071	It's amazing that so many people cross this street when the light is red.	CK
1574304	It's in times like these that the character of a person becomes apparent.	erikspen
68764	It's surprising to know that your school starts at 8:30 and ends at 3:30.	CK
264455	Japanese people are fortunate to live in a land with natural hot springs.	CK
34641	Keeping up with the Joneses is expensive in rich town like Beverly Hills.	CK
954123	Lack of sleep can have an enormous negative impact on a student's grades.	CK
591519	Last night, Mr. A called me up to say he couldn't attend today's meeting.	CK
954124	Learning collocations is one step towards sounding like a native speaker.	CK
241401	Legislators in the Diet are struggling to find a solution to the problem.	CK
2881592	Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.	Natan
391757	Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.	Scott
847221	Life's experiences make vivid records on the sensitive plate of his mind.	Source_Benedict_1921
33389	Make certain where the emergency exit is before you go to bed at a hotel.	CM
33006	Margaret, whose father you met last Sunday, is a very good tennis player.	CM
2984217	Mary's phone was confiscated because she was caught texting during class.	Hybrid
32863	Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun who lived and worked in Calcutta, India.	CK
2746973	Motorcycles are great. They can easily get through even in heavy traffic.	CK
52878	Mrs. Jones is often unpleasant to her husband's secretary over the phone.	CK
847273	Never choose a vocation just because it is popular or sounds interesting.	Source_Benedict_1921
36690	No matter how busy you are, I think you should at least read a newspaper.	CK
274332	Noise is the most serious problem for those who live around the airports.	CM
325022	On the tenth of next month, they will have been married for twenty years.	CM
272189	Once upon a time, there was a pretty little house way out in the country.	darinmex
954223	One thing you should know about me is that I'm obsessed with punctuality.	CK
2874620	Playing someone else's harmonica is like using someone else's toothbrush.	CK
46669	Publication of the book was timed to coincide with the author's birthday.	CK
311455	She said she didn't like it, but I thought, personally, it was very good.	CK
310058	She was allowed to go to the disco on condition that she was back by ten.	CK
954292	Something you should know about me is that I spend a lot of time reading.	CK
954293	Something you should know about me is that I stay up until late at night.	CK
954302	Something you should know about me is that when I get angry, I get quiet.	CK
244695	Steel production is estimated to have reached 100 million tons last year.	CK
26124	The best way to master English composition is to keep a diary in English.	CK
46285	The boy pretended he could read, but he was holding the book upside down.	CK
3076538	The cake didn't turn out well because the flour was past its use-by date.	patgfisher
325947	The child next door was showing off his brand new bicycle to his friends.	CK
413795	The Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System is also called DEERS.	Scott
59203	The editor and publisher of this magazine was criticized by some readers.	CM
23839	The family had been sleeping for about two hours when the fire broke out.	CK
681985	The first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1, launched by Russia in 1957.	Source_VOA
243990	The first thing he did was to untie his shoelaces and take his shoes off.	CK
2901897	The flourescent light was faulty and flickered on and off intermittently.	patgfisher
3148353	The girls here just aren't as beautiful as the girls back home in Boston.	CK
269200	The introduction of the new tax is expected to affect the entire economy.	Nero
244221	The judge took into consideration the fact that it was his first offense.	CM
320934	The mother will not be at ease until she hears of her son's safe arrival.	CK
1053759	The newspaper boy delivers newspapers no matter what the weather is like.	CK
277416	The number of students who come late to class has lately been increasing.	CM