Example sentences of "it be time [to-vb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , it 's time to call a halt before it 's too late . |
| 2 | It 's time to put a bullet through the head of SOUL HUMANISM and find liberation in the inhumanity of the mechanical , bestial , angelic , demonic , ghostly . |
| 3 | Evenings full of wine rich in body , and food that just ca n't be ignored , inevitably drift into conversations that solve the world 's problems , and tomorrow the sun will shine again and it 's time to shake a leg and enjoy another day . |
| 4 | Even a typical British summer can wreak havoc with your skin , so with the holiday months approaching , it 's time to nurture a beauty regime that will guard against the sun 's drying effects . |
| 5 | She said : ‘ Well , it 's time to make a choice now on a somewhat different level . |
| 6 | Perhaps it 's time to lend a hand . |
| 7 | AFTER a decade of conflict between councils and the Government , Ian Lang , the Scottish Secretary , believes it is time to call a truce . |
| 8 | THE more scientists write to The Times threatening to vote Labour unless we give them huge sums of money , the more many of us feel it is time to call a halt to science . |
| 9 | Surely it is time to call a halt to all vehicles on the pavement . |
| 10 | ‘ I assure you , Caroline , when I decide it is time to take a wife , I will choose the correct one for a man in my position . ’ |
| 11 | It is time to make a decision . |
| 12 | Then it is time to make a tipping policy . |
| 13 | Ten years later the 50% State-owned Gasunie announced that , with exports running at more than half of production , it was time to call a halt and all new export contracts were stopped . |
| 14 | But in the present case it was time to take a stand , to declare once and for all that on this occasion at least the truth was as obvious and evident as it appeared to be . |
| 15 | AFTER all of the excitement of the last two weekends in June it was time to take a break . |
| 16 | It was time to jettison a faith so badly shaken by events , and be a convert to outdated gradualism after all . |
| 17 | This autumn Anne-Marie Kelly , a parishioner at the Cathedral and former student at S. Martin 's College , decided it was time to celebrate a Mass at the beginning of the Academic Year . |
| 18 | My main misadventures on the roads came into my mind when it was time to choose a horse for happy hacking in my middle years . |
| 19 | The Marshal decided it was time to pay a visit to Headquarters . |
| 20 | It was high time for practical things , it was time to get a job . |
| 21 | However , my presence was clearly unsettling its regular inhabitants so I decided it was time to make a move — and time to confront Charles Howard . |
| 22 | With about half a mile to go Elliott decided that it was time to make a move , and in a matter of a few strides Phar Lap had stormed up from last to first . |
| 23 | Rufus thought he was growing out of Mill Hill and it was time to consider a move to Hampstead . |
| 24 | And it was time to find a hotel . |