Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [pers pn] was [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Then she went out and joined the others in the playground until it was time for the lesson to begin . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | We avoided each other all evening until it was time for the Open University programmes . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Despite her love of exercise , her health had been poor since her early adulthood and she was bedridden for many years . |
| 8 | Twelve lengths of the pool and it was time for my aquatone class — which turned out to be aerobics in water . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I would have given my right arm to have achieved such an agreement when I was Minister for Aviation between 1984 and 1987 . |