Example sentences of "[conj] it be [noun sg] [verb] on " in BNC.

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1 The fact that it is transcendent confers on it the boon that its enduring is not dependent on appearances but on mental factors .
2 Mr Teicher claims to have argued well before Iran 's Islamic revolution that it was folly to rely on the shah when his regime was collapsing from within .
3 We decided that it was time to start on Jack Nopps ' apricot brandy .
4 It 's not even dawn yet , but breakfast is finished and it 's time to get on the road .
5 But it is damage wrought on the international competitiveness of American firms that really gives pause for thought .
6 The children , at first shy , soon lost their inhibitions when it was time to put on the camp play , enjoying a freedom which many other youngsters take for granted .
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