Example sentences of "it be [adv] [noun] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clare works for an estate agent so far up-market it 's mostly estates they deal in , not humble houses , no matter how extensive ; if it does n't boast a couple of salmon rivers , a few square miles of trees and a brace of hills , lochs or lakes , then they just are n't interested . |
| 2 | Two Chinese teachers have just graduated from an international centre in Hebrew They say both China and Israel have ancient traditions , and it 's about time they got to know more about each other . |
| 3 | Oh good god , it 's about time they got their arses in gear and started doing something properly |
| 4 | It 's about time they brought someone like yourself in to sort it out — no offence meant to you , Mr Aplin , but Mr Eddy ‘ ere 's the best detective they 've got up at Scotland Yard , make no mistake about that . ’ |
| 5 | We , we , we said it 's about time they grew potatoes in that field |
| 6 | It 's a profession and it 's about time they started to act like professionals . ’ |
| 7 | Their mother and father have told them that it is about time they started helping a bit more at home . |
| 8 | He took stick from everyone his mates said it was about time they had a good laugh . |