Example sentences of "he [verb] it [be] time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the birds and he thinks it 's time to get up or something . |
| 2 | Last year he decided it was time to retire and let a younger man do his job . |
| 3 | Encouraged by this early success , he decided it was time to visit Spanish Elle , and turned up uninvited at their Madrid offices late one Friday afternoon . |
| 4 | With this in mind , plus the fact that the evening 's finale was yet to come , he decided it was time to leave . |
| 5 | But when someone tried to test the security of the spare wheel attached to the side of the body by pulling at it roughly and then , intrigued by the pair of leather driving-gauntlets resting on the front seat , fitted them on and passed them around for general examination he decided it was time to leave . |
| 6 | Now he feels it is time to withdraw . |
| 7 | Checking his watch he saw it was time to swim back to the canoe and his rendezvous with Roger Courtney , who had been paddling offshore for the last few hours , keeping the canoe head or stern towards the beach so that it was less likely to be seen . |
| 8 | When his first patient of the afternoon arrived before he awoke he knew it was time to abandon the diet . |
| 9 | He felt it was time to ask about the stains on the clothes that Jim Lancaster had taken to the dry cleaner 's . |
| 10 | As they reached the entrance gate , he felt it was time to add : ‘ Look , this was n't my idea , you know . |
| 11 | ‘ He 'd been avoiding me , I knew he had , then I met him and he said it was time to finish , ’ Maureen wept . |
| 12 | He believes it is time to re-group and try to get back to the negotiating table . |