Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [pers pn] be time for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prolonged prosperity is as likely as prolonged adversity to engender the mood that it is time for a change . |
| 2 | Clinton , who the opinion polls consistently suggested enjoyed a significant lead , continued his relentless attack on the economic record of the Bush-Reagan years and repeated the underlying message of his campaign that it was time for change . |
| 3 | Then she went out and joined the others in the playground until it was time for the lesson to begin . |
| 4 | Every instant of her time from when she got back from work till it was time for Emily to be tucked up in bed was devoted exclusively to her precious little daughter . |
| 5 | In making this break with tradition , James , it seems , had come to the conclusion that it was time for the intellectual elite to shut up and listen to the workers for a change for it was they who were at the sharp end of the production system and therefore they who first sensed any changes in patterns of production . |
| 6 | He had no answer — save that British scientists had been reorganised so often in recent years that it was time for stability . |
| 7 | We avoided each other all evening until it was time for the Open University programmes . |
| 8 | Later Macmillan was reputed to have defended his decision in a sentence which is likely to be authentic because it has the Macmillan ring : ‘ I thought we had had enough of Martha and it was time for some Mary. , |
| 9 | He must be able to stamp his authority not only on his team but on the peloton as a whole , directing the whole tenor of the race before it is time for him to go to the front and win . |
| 10 | The beeper alarm on Diane 's watch sounded as they were driving back , the signal that it was time for her to go and collect the litterbug Jed from his minder . |
| 11 | Our children are not being served by this code and it 's time for the government to bring in a complete tobacco advertising ban |
| 12 | Most of all , I would worry if they sought Continued on Page 2 Continued from Page 1 to demonstrate their solidarity with a man in a spot of bother by giving him a present perhaps a watch inscribed ‘ do n't let the buggers get you down ’ after all , it appears to be a coded message that it 's time for an early and a swift departure . ’ |
| 13 | Most of all , I would worry if they sought Continued on Page 2 Continued from Page 1 to demonstrate their solidarity with a man in a spot of bother by giving him a present perhaps a watch inscribed ‘ do n't let the buggers get you down ’ after all , it appears to be a coded message that it 's time for an early and a swift departure . ’ |
| 14 | Spring is in the air and it 's time for Friends to venture out and take advantage of our special guided tours of Historic Scotland sites . |
| 15 | The supermodels are beautiful girls but it 's time for a completely different approach |
| 16 | They look out of the windows when it 's time for me to come home . |
| 17 | Twelve lengths of the pool and it was time for my aquatone class — which turned out to be aerobics in water . |
| 18 | Sarah refused to think about the inevitable separation from Corrie when it was time for her to be returned to the Foundling Hospital . |
| 19 | Then a touch more star treatment and it 's time for recording . |
| 20 | Then a touch more star treatment and it 's time for recording . |
| 21 | Music lovers should not start feeling apprehensive , for the whole circus moves to London when it is time for the Aldeburgh festival . |
| 22 | Back in the office and it 's time for constructive criticism . |
| 23 | Mr Eames was just getting up , convinced that juniors and upstarts were usurping the stage and it was time for him to be where the action was , when he was interrupted by the bell . |