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| Is there a God? | be +
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| Once upon a time there was a princess... | be +
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| I tried phoning but there was no answer. | be +
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| There's a bank down the road. | be +
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| Was there a pool at the hotel? | be +
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| The town is three miles away. | be +
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| If you're looking for your file, it's on the table. | be +
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| Mary's upstairs. | be +
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| The party is on Friday evening. | be +
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| The meetings are always in the main conference room. | be +
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| She has been in her room for hours. | be +
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| They're here till Christmas. | be +
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| I'll be at the party. | be +
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| He'll be here soon (= will arrive soon). | be +
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| I've never been to Spain. | be +
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| He had been abroad many times. | be +
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| Has the postman been yet? | be +
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| She's from Italy. | be +
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| #NAME? | be +
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| 'Who is that?' 'It's my brother.' | be +
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| She's a great beauty. | be +
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| Susan is a doctor. | be +
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| He wants to be (= become) a pilot when he grows up. | be +
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| + adj.: It's beautiful! | be +
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| Life is unfair. | be +
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| He is ten years old. | be +
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| 'How are you?' 'I'm very well, thanks.' | be +
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| Be quick! | be +
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| be (that)...: The fact is (that) we don't have enough money. | be +
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| be doing sth: The problem is getting it all done in the time available. | be +
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| be to do sth: The problem is to get it all done in the time available. | be +
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| It's strange how she never comes to see us any more. | be +
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| He thinks it's clever to make fun of people. | be +
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| It's going to be a great match. | be +
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| + noun: It's two thirty. | be +
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| Is your jacket real leather? | be +
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| be mine, yours, etc.: The money's not yours, it's John's. | be +
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| be for me, you, etc.: This package is for you. | be +
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| 'How much is that dress?' 'Eighty dollars.' | be +
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| Three and three is six. | be +
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| How much is a thousand pounds in euros? | be +
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| Let x be the sum of a and b. | be +
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| London is not England (= do not think that all of England is like London). | be +
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| Money isn't everything (= it is not the only important thing). | be +
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| A thousand dollars is nothing to somebody as rich as he is. | be +
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| He was killed in the war. | be +
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| Where were they made? | be +
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| The house was still being built. | be +
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| You will be told what to do. | be +
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| I am studying Chinese. | be +
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| I'll be seeing him soon. | be +
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| What have you been doing this week? | be +
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| I'm always being criticized. | be +
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| You're not hungry, are you? | be +
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| Ben's coming, isn't he? | be +
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| The old theatre was pulled down, wasn't it? | be +
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| Karen wasn't beaten in any of her games, but all the others were. | be +
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| 'Are you coming with us?' 'No, I'm not.' | be +
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| I am to call them once I reach the airport. | be +
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| You are to report this to the police. | be +
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| What is to be done about this problem? | be +
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| They are to be married in June. | be +
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