Example sentences of "[conj] it is [noun] we [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Does he agree that it is time we had a real clampdown on the possession of firearms throughout society , remembering that the problem will not be cured unless the Home Office takes strenuous action in relation to the legal as well as the illegal holding of firearms ? |
2 | Piecemeal solutions are not enough in education , and it is time we recognized this . |
3 | ‘ If it is defenders we need , who will lead until we can join them ? ’ |
4 | If it is power we seek , then our grammar of living is to communicate the need of achievement . |
5 | Yes , but it is God we obey , not nature ! |