Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [be] time [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Up early again , although there was time for a swim and sauna today . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | No wonder Americans have decided that it 's time for an end to non-interventionalist government . |
| 5 | Prolonged prosperity is as likely as prolonged adversity to engender the mood that it is time for a change . |
| 6 | Hall reveals through his examination of Colnaghi documents that Berenson 's recommendations at times ‘ follow almost word for word , Gutekunst 's own letters to Berenson ’ , suggesting that it is time for a re-examination of the role of dealers as well as the more famous advisers in influencing taste . |
| 7 | Now that society is at last recognizing and developing the full range of women 's abilities and now that women are seen to have , with men , full ‘ human rights ’ , many people conclude that it is time for the Church of England to embody in its official ministry the biblical vision of equal partnership between women and men . |
| 8 | Does my hon. Friend agree that it is time for the public to play their part ? |
| 9 | ‘ Look , I just felt that it was time for a change , that 's all . |
| 10 | Campaigning under the slogan " deliverance " , the FNM emphasised that it was time for a change , given that its free-market strategy of combating recession , high unemployment and reviving the tourist based economy differed little from the PLP 's . |
| 11 | Cresci knew , says Menotti wryly , that it was time for a dramatic gesture . |
| 12 | He knew , says Menotti a little wryly , that it was time for a dramatic gesture . |
| 13 | After walking in the relative heat for two hours , we decided that it was time for a break , and this decision was reinforced when we spotted a river which looked perfect for a quick ‘ dip ’ . |
| 14 | But his wife had said that it was time for an opportunity to wear something other than thick tweeds . |
| 15 | Down at the one-time pavilion that was now the Venetz sisters ' lakeside restaurant , Angelica Venetz had decided that it was time for the big old mallard 's appointment in duck heaven . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | If 19 April 1023 saw expressions of anti-Danish feeling , Cnut could have decided that it was time for the situation to be defused by removing the body to Canterbury . |
| 18 | A few anxious glances at watches showed that it was time for the invited party to take their places . |
| 19 | The student sons and daughters of the curators wear such items on their feet and talk about Madonna and Terminator , so it 's time for a rethink . |
| 20 | Now he was still single and there was time for a little madness . |
| 21 | A telephone or telex request for accommodation is usually acknowledged by a ‘ confirmation slip ’ if there is time before the arrival of the guest . |
| 22 | She looked up at the clock , wondering if there was time for a pot of tea before lunch , but deciding that the second gong would sound soon , and she could wait . |
| 23 | Or perhaps the car has really given up and it 's time for a new , or good second-hand one . |
| 24 | Our children are not being served by this code and it 's time for the government to bring in a complete tobacco advertising ban |
| 25 | Now the churching was over and it was time for the baptism to begin . |
| 26 | And when you 've done that go home and stay there until it 's time for the evening performance . ’ |
| 27 | The welts , the abrasions and the black eyes get starker , more livid , until it is time for the women to return , in an ecstasy of distress , to the men who will suddenly heal them . |
| 28 | ‘ We were very happy together until it was time for the operation . ’ |
| 29 | We avoided each other all evening until it was time for the Open University programmes . |
| 30 | Then she went out and joined the others in the playground until it was time for the lesson to begin . |