Example sentences of "[conj] it was time [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last the golden afternoon was over , and Robbie heard with regret Fen 's decree that it was time they returned to Water Gypsy . |
| 2 | It seemed to Annie that no sooner had Tamar arrived in the market hall , than Goodison was by her side , suggesting that it was time they started off for home . |
| 3 | With the greatest of reluctance , I decided that it was time I bought myself another detector . |
| 4 | After more than ten years he decided that it was time he retrieved some of the money , so from 1921 to 1923 he put the wages of his chauffeur on Arsenal 's expense account and in 1926 charged the club £125 for hiring , over two years , a motor car . |
| 5 | He crouched still for a time after that , for there was no haste , and now that it was time he found himself afraid ; there might be something to lose there , as well as something to find . |
| 6 | Dalgliesh felt that it was time he contributed something to the speculation . |
| 7 | The RSPCA described French as callous and inept and it was time he got his comeuppance . |
| 8 | But he had a lot to carry and it was time he went . |
| 9 | Regret not seeing Prague though she might , perhaps , she began to wonder whether it was time she returned to England . |
| 10 | When it was time I did n't tell Mr Lawler that I was going , I just left . |