1, If the beard were all, the goat might preach. 

2, A friend is, as it were, a second self. 

3, If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. 

4, If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. 

5, Apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter. 

6, If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers. 

7, If it were not for hope, the heart would break. 

8, If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers. Charles Dickens 

9, Men know where they were born, not where they shall die. 

10, Money would be gotten if there were money to get it with. 

11, If things were to be done twice all would be wise. 

12, The people may safely be trusted to hear everything true and false, and to form a correct judgment,Were it fall to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers of newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. 

13, If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. 

14, If the pills were pleasant, they would not be gilded. 

15, If there were less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world. 

16, Instructions were relayed to him by phone.

17, A gang of youths were loitering outside the cinema.

18, All the hospital staff were wonderfully supportive.

19, Some leaves were floating about on the still lake.

20, Cars and buses were set ablaze during the riot.

21, Hundreds of slaves were corralled for sale.

22, They were brought up against unexpected delays.

23, The terrorists were killed when their bomb detonated unexpectedly.

24, Police attempts to infiltrate neo-Nazi groups were largely unsuccessful.

25, Her sunglasses were perched on her head.

26, I thought you were mocking me.

27, Many celebrities were assembled in the garden.

28, Several firms were united to form one company.

29, The children were out playing in the sunshine.

30, Live as though you intend to live forever,[http:///were.html] and work as though your strength were limit less. 

1, All the hospital staff were wonderfully supportive.

2, Cars and buses were set ablaze during the riot.

3, The terrorists were killed when their bomb detonated unexpectedly.

4, Her sunglasses were perched on her head.

5, Several firms were united to form one company.

6, The children were out playing in the sunshine.

7, The soldiers were diagnosed as having flu.

8, They were unable to gain admittance to the hall.

9, Pigs were grunting and squealing in the yard.

10, Familiar scenes were imaged on the screen.

11, There were birds twittering in the eucalyptus trees.

12, They were enticed westward by dreams of gold.

13, The two countries were threatening to nuke each other.

14, The once - green fields were now uniformly brown.

15, His eyeballs were an unhealthy yellow.

16, Firefighters were on the scene immediately.

17, Her colleagues were green with envy .

18, Were you stopped at the border?

19, During the disturbance which followed, three Englishmen were hurt.

20, The waters were heaving up in great swells.

21, The kids were kept in the small corral.

22, We were all too polite to object.

23, Survivors of the crash were rescued by helicopter.

24, The walls were besmeared with sticky blue paint.

25, The child's clothes were in poor repair.

26, His footprints were clearly evident in the heavy dust.

27, The fish were unwholesome and old.

28, They were very ambitious for their children .

29, The gutters were blocked and overflowing.

30, They were plotting how they would assassinate the president.

31, The soldiers were diagnosed as having flu.

32, They were dragged from their homes, shrieking and weeping.

33, There were a/one hundred in the room.

34, My fingers were numb and my whole body ached.

35, They were unable to gain admittance to the hall.

36, There were large patches of rust on the car.

37, Police were reconstructing the movements of the murdered couple.

38, The company were guilty of gross negligence.

39, They were digging up worms to use for bait.

40, The days that preceded were filled with activity.

41, Pigs were grunting and squealing in the yard.

42, Familiar scenes were imaged on the screen.

43, There were birds twittering in the eucalyptus trees.

44, They were enticed westward by dreams of gold.

45, The two countries were threatening to nuke each other.

46, There were several kids lolling around outside the club.

47, The rumours of an attack were later confirmed.

48, At lunchtime the streets were choked with traffic.

49, The once - green fields were now uniformly brown.

50, Bankers were fearful of a world banking crisis.

50, is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.

51, His eyeballs were an unhealthy yellow.

52, We were awoken by a pounding at the door.

53, They were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.

54, The animals were allowed to roam free.

55, Firefighters were on the scene immediately.

56, Her colleagues were green with envy .

57, The workmen were cementing the sidewalk.

58, They were interrupted by a knock at the door.

59, Were you stopped at the border?

60, Their consignment of bananas was / were bad.

31, Her ashes were scattered at sea.

32, The roses were planted in clumps across the park.

33, We were sitting round the fire cracking nuts .

34, They were enthralled with the play.

35, We were assured that everything possible was being done.

36, They were in the process of forming a plan.

37, The confessions were obtained by what amounts to torture.

38, They were appalled by the damage from the fire.

39, Of these, 40% told census-takers they were Muslims.

40, Her hands were rough from hard work.

41, The kids were covered in muck.

42, It was his fault that we were late.

43, We were led to a fenced enclosure.

44, There were whispers that a deal was pending.

45, Soldiers were marching up and down outside the government buildings.

46, There were four of us, so we divided the orange into quarters and each ate a piece.

47, The administration has no vested interest in proving whether public schools were good or bad.

48, The windows were covered in wire mesh to keep out flies.

49, Workers were subjected to intimidation as they crossed the picket line.

50, Most of the top British trainers were at the ringside.

50, is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.

51, There were three questions. The first two were relatively easy but the third one was hard.

52, Most scientists of the time were prepared to accept Darwin's case.

53, The President was unable to act because the Democrats were boxing him in.

54, There were over 40 tenants, all occupying one wing of the hospital.

55, All the windows were open, giving the house an airy feeling.

56, It is reported that twenty men were killed in the clash.

57, The army were still fighting in spite of heavy casualties.

58, The pigs were grunting contentedly as they ate their food.

59, The unfavorable reviews of his first novel were a great discouragement to him.

60, They were virtually impotent against the power of the large companies.

61, The jury were divided in opinion.

62, During the disturbance which followed, three Englishmen were hurt.

63, The labourers were at work in the fields.

64, The waters were heaving up in great swells.

65, The kids were kept in the small corral.

66, We were all too polite to object.

67, Survivors of the crash were rescued by helicopter.

68, When we were kids Zoe and I were inseparable.

69, All the maps we had were wildly inaccurate.

70, You were considerate not to disturb us.

71, The child's clothes were in bad repair .

72, They were trapped in the cave for nineteen hours.

73, Refugees were seeking political asylum in Britain.

74, The walls were besmeared with sticky blue paint.

75, Similar sentiments were expressed by many politicians.

76, The sheep were grazing on the lush green pastures.

77, The fields were bathed in bright moonlight that night.

78, Those facts were influential in solving the problem.

79, The child's clothes were in poor repair.

80, Samples were collected from over 200 patients.

81, The thieves were caught in a police trap.

82, His footprints were clearly evident in the heavy dust.

83, The fish were unwholesome and old.

84, Most of the candidates were not considered worth interviewing.

85, They were very ambitious for their children .

86, The plates were piled high with rice.

87, Five hundred rebels were captured and disarmed.

88, The gutters were blocked and overflowing.

89, They were plotting how they would assassinate the president.

90, How many people were there at the concert?

61, The family were evicted from their house for failing to pay the rent.

62, Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.

63, His comments were deeply offensive to a large number of single mothers.

64, Some of the guns were melted down and used to help build a statue.

65, Salted peanuts were recently revealed as the nation's favourite snack.

66, The only sounds were the distant, melancholy cries of the sheep.

67, I wouldn't stand for that sort of behaviour from him, if I were you.

68, We were second-class citizens and they treated us as such.

69, I can remember our wedding as if it were yesterday.

70, Hundreds of youths rampaged through the town, shop windows were smashed and cars overturned.

71, We were tired but we managed to push along to the next village.

72, There were so many children wanting a ride John didn't get a look-in.

73, He talked of other cultures as if they were more familiar to him than his own.

74, A group of kids were playing with a ball in the street.

91, At first consumers were wary of e-banking.

92, Her ashes were scattered at sea.

93, civilians and soldiers were killed during the war.

94, The roses were planted in clumps across the park.

95, They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.

96, The couple separated because they were not compatible.

97, Amalfi and Venice were important maritime powers.

98, Were you present when the news was announced?

99, We were sitting round the fire cracking nuts .

100, Her arguments didn't convince everyone, but changes were made.

101, They were enthralled with the play.

102, We were assured that everything possible was being done.

103, The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.

104, They were in the process of forming a plan.

105, The hostages were used as a human shield .

106, More discoveries were made as the excavation proceeded.

107, The confessions were obtained by what amounts to torture.

108, There were hordes of people at the jumble sale.

109, Parents were left anxious, uninformed[], and isolated.

110, They were appalled by the damage from the fire.

111, Standard examples were drummed into students' heads.

112, Of these,[] 40% told census-takers they were Muslims.

113, There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.

114, We were quite disorientated by the maze of streets.

115, Her hands were rough from hard work.

116, Weird shrieks were heard in the darkness.

117, The flowers were gently swaying in the breeze.

118, His hands were begrimed with oil and dirt.

119, The scholarly monographs were published as pamphlet.

120, The kids were covered in muck.

121, The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location.

122, They were at table when I entered.

123, Guests were told to come in fancy dress.

124, It was his fault that we were late.

125, They were offended at these remarks.

126, Conditions in the prison camp were unbelievable .

127, All these plans were accomplished in a year.

128, Several people were crushed to death in the accident.

129, We were led to a fenced enclosure.

130, There were whispers that a deal was pending.

131, The survivors were lifted off by two helicopters, one from the Coastguard and one from the RAF.

132, The ship was identified, and its name and position were reported to the coastguard.

133, Soldiers were marching up and down outside the government buildings.

134, The coastal areas were occupied by the descendants of Greek colonists.

135, There were four of us, so we divided the orange into quarters and each ate a piece.

136, The administration has no vested interest in proving whether public schools were good or bad.

137, In those years they were forced to beg for a living.

138, The windows were covered in wire mesh to keep out flies.

139, Workers were subjected to intimidation as they crossed the picket line.

140, Jack assured himself that they did as they were told.

141, The two fighters were driven off by a barrage of anti-aircraft fire.

142, Campaign leaders were caught flat-footed when the opinion polls suddenly started to swing the other way.

143, The show was very funny - they were sending up sports commentators.

144, Those days when we were together appear in my mind time after time, because they were so joyful, happy, blest, disappointing, sad and painful. I miss you ,and miss you so much. Do you know there is someone thinking of you and caring you all the time ? Your smiling eyes are just like the sparkling stars hanging on the curtain of my heart.

145, Officials were keen to discern how much public support there was.

146, Most of the top British trainers were at the ringside.

147, There were three questions. The first two were relatively easy but the third one was hard.

148, Most scientists of the time were prepared to accept Darwin's case.

149, The President was unable to act because the Democrats were boxing him in.

150, There were over 40 tenants, all occupying one wing of the hospital.

151, There I was writhing in agony on the floor and you lot were pissing yourselves laughing!

152, A government official disclosed that they were on a secret blacklist.

153, The village had been hurriedly deserted, perhaps because terrorists were in the area.

154, The lights of the village were glimmering in the distance.

155, They were intimidated into accepting a pay cut by the threat of losing their jobs.

156, All the windows were open, giving the house an airy feeling.

157, The police were baffled, and Sherlock Holmes was called in to investigate.

158, The Hollywood film idols of the 1940s were glamorous figures, adored by millions.

159, They were unwilling, or unable, to guarantee safe passage from the city to the aircraft.

160, Turkey and Greece were buffer states against the former Soviet Union.

161, There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.

162, It is reported that twenty men were killed in the clash.

163, The army were still fighting in spite of heavy casualties.

164, The guards were originally hired to watch over the houses as they were being built.

165, The spokeswoman said that Nimby attitudes were delaying development of the site.

166, There were a lot of eyebrows raised at the news of the financial minister's dismissal.

167, The bulbs were over. All that remained of them were clumps of brown leaves.

168, The pigs were grunting contentedly as they ate their food.

169, The unfavorable reviews of his first novel were a great discouragement to him.

170, They were virtually impotent against the power of the large companies.

170, Wish you will love and make progress everyday!

171, He called the minister of the interior and, lo and behold, within about an hour, the prisoners were released.

172, Most of the staff who responded to the questionnaire were supportive.

173, Thousands of pounds worth of drugs were seized in dawn raids yesterday.

174, The family were evicted from their house for failing to pay the rent.

175, The walkers were making slow progress up the rocky path.

176, Several people were injured by flying debris in the explosion.

177, Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.

178, They were unable to pay the rent, and were evicted from their home.

179, There were pools of water in the holes in the road.

180, The bullets and cannon - balls were flying in all directions.

181, The audience was / were enthusiastic on the opening night of the play.

182, The smaller of its hands occasionally slipped round on the pivot, and thus, though the minutes were told with precision, nobody could be quite certain of the hour they belonged to.

183, As we were on the point of giving up hope, a letter arrived.

184, refer to sb/sth to mention or speak about sb/sth: The victims were not referred to by name.

185, People who toiled in dim, dank factories were too exhausted to enjoy their family life.

186, The bed and the toilet were the only furnishings in the tiny cell.

187, They've been good mates ever since they were at school together.

188, There were many hot spots in the region, where fighting had been going on.

189, His comments were deeply offensive to a large number of single mothers.

190, He glanced around to make sure that the audience were ready to hear his speech.

191, Activists who were involved in crimes of violence will not automatically be granted amnesty.

192, Some of the guns were melted down and used to help build a statue.

193, Diana's house was crowded with happy people whose spontaneous outbursts of song were accompanied by lively music.

194, Geometric designs were popular wall decorations in the 14th century.

195, Salted peanuts were recently revealed as the nation's favourite snack.

196, Both players were on their mettle in the final round.

197, There sugar - beet plantation areas were expanded to 176000 hectares.

198, The only sounds were the distant, melancholy cries of the sheep.

199, In London, where I grew up, we were surrounded by bomb sites.

200, I wouldn't stand for that sort of behaviour from him, if I were you.

201, Children were held in captivity until British soldiers entered the village.

202, We did a quick count of the children and there were none missing.

203, Word can say so little when someone cares so much. Mother,I'm wishing that these were a way to tell you the things that I'd so like to say How thankful I am and how very proud,too,to have a wonderful mother like you.

204, We were second-class citizens and they treated us as such.

205, I can remember our wedding as if it were yesterday.

206, The crowd were chanting the name of their football team.

207, They were jostled and subjected to a torrent of verbal abuse.

208, The men who arrived in the guise of drug dealers were actually undercover police officers.

209, Hundreds of youths rampaged through the town, shop windows were smashed and cars overturned.

210, Two elections were held within the space of a year.

211, We were tired but we managed to push along to the next village.

212, As events turned out, we were right to have decided to leave early.

213, He concluded from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan.

214, Two shoppers were injured in the stampede as shop doors opened on the first day of the sale.

215, Several employees were suspended amid allegations that financial improprieties had been committed.

216, They were evicted from their flat for not paying the rent.

217, Quills were the chief writing implement from the 6 th century AD until the advent of steel pens in the mid 19 th century.

218, There were so many children wanting a ride John didn't get a look-in.

219, When the river burst its banks the fields were inundated.

220, He talked of other cultures as if they were more familiar to him than his own.

221, Most of the crowd were rooting for the home team.

222, Both the speaker and his speech were drowned out by the disapproval of the crowd.

223, There were rich pickings to be had from the stock market.

224, A group of kids were playing with a ball in the street.

225, Many years were to pass before we crossed our path again.

226, The silent pictures were the purest form of cinema. Alfred Hitchcock 

227, And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence. Bertrand Russell 

228, Why fit in when you were born to stand out? Dr. Seuss 

229, Haters are those, that never were given any chances, that blew their chances, or that never took the chance. Anthony Liccione 

230, You can have pride in what you do each day,[] but not arrogance in what you were born with. Amy Tan 

231, Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made. Edgar Watson Howe 

232, A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it. Alfred Hitchcock 

233, Do not wish life were easier, wish you were tougher. Dr T.P.Chia 

234, We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified. Aesop 

235, Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible. Doug Larson 

236, Love is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise. If love were only a feeling, there would be no basis for the promise to love each other forever. A feeling comes and it may go. How can I judge that it will stay forever, when my act does not involve judgment and decision. Erich Fromm 

237, My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too. Barack Obama 

238, Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won't. it's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere. Barack Obama 

239, If an ancient man saw planes two thousand years ago, he would've thought they were birds or angels from another world. Dejan Stojanovic 

240, If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. Albert Einstein 

241, Capital Letters Were Always The Best Way Of Dealing With Things You Didn't Have A Good Answer To. Douglas Adams 

242, Atheists are more knowledgeable about religion than religious believers, even though they are opposed to God based religion and many of them were previously religious. Dr T.P.Chia 

243, Were there no God, we would be in this glorious world with grateful hearts: and no one to thank. Christina G. Rossetti 

244, If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? Albert Einstein