Example sentences of "it be [noun] you [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's time you learnt to look after yourself , or else you 'll find you 're firmly on an unreachable shelf . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's time you got rid of that lunatic Great Dane , ’ Nanny shouted above the din . |
| 3 | " Timothy , it 's time you got married . " |
| 4 | And her parents are dead , and her uncle is rich and influential , and for some strange reason he is quite attached to you , and Jane Postlethwaite is quite attached herself , and it 's time you got married — ’ |
| 5 | ‘ In that case , it 's time you got changed , young lady . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It 's time you stopped waving for a minute and listened to me . |
| 7 | That it 's time you stopped living in the past and started moving into the present . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't you think it 's time you stopped interfering in matters that do n't concern you ? ’ |
| 9 | Being told when you have just turned fifty that it 's time you retired does rather hurt . |
| 10 | ‘ Honey , ’ he said , without thinking , ‘ it 's time you started to live it up a bit . ’ |
| 11 | I mean , ‘ Cripes , dear , if it was anonymity you 'd wanted you should have gone into the family tailoring business , ’ I hear you say , with some justification . |
| 12 | Her mouth opened and shut ; then looking at Maggie she said , ‘ You silly daft lump , I thought you were joking and it was Simon you had brought back . ’ |