Example sentences of "it be time [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Business hospitality When business is done and the meeting concluded , nothing revives the hardworking executive like a glass of Scotch … and when it 's time to seal the deal with valued clients , there is no more fitting toast nor better appreciated mark of esteem than to offer the noble spirit .
2 Nevertheless , it 's time to call a halt before it 's too late .
3 So should you discover that you are spending more time in Safeways than on the north-bound carriageway of the A9 , it 's time to tackle the South Glen Shiel Ridge .
4 ‘ I think it 's time to say the Rosary , ’ he said earlier than usual , taking out his beads .
5 Anybody who 's anybody knows that a pair of brand new trainers — bright laces undone , tongues out , displaying that all important brand name — says more about you than a wallet full of gold credit cards ’ , you know it 's time to leave the country and live on a desert island in your bare feet or search the loft for your ex-issue Diadora Borg Elite or Stan Smiths .
6 Day Eight : You are at leisure until it 's time to leave the Hotelship and catch your scheduled flight back to London Heathrow from Dresden airport .
7 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 .
8 And it 's time to put the team before any individual gripes .
9 It 's time to put the lid on all the talk . ’
10 It 's time to open the chamber and load up , then place the gun carefully down by your side .
11 So , while it 's a dull spot for sales , it 's time to prepare the ground so that , when the holiday-makers return , Wimpey will get the lion 's share of the Autumn buyers .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 She said : ‘ Well , it 's time to make a choice now on a somewhat different level .
15 If you find a house that fits the bill , it 's time to make an offer .
16 50 chicks and ducklings have decided it 's time to make an impression on the world .
17 IT 'S TIME to announce the Diary Press Awards for 1989 .
18 Jenny with you till five o'clock and er as usual it 's time to play the mystery movie quiz .
19 No great tunes or psychotic spiels — if burning your sister provides such little fuel maybe it 's time to reconsider the rest of the family 's future .
20 No great tunes or psychotic spiels — if burning your sister provides such little fuel maybe it 's time to reconsider the rest of the family 's future .
21 Perhaps it 's time to lend a hand .
22 AFTER a decade of conflict between councils and the Government , Ian Lang , the Scottish Secretary , believes it is time to call a truce .
23 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 .
24 Surely it is time to call a halt to all vehicles on the pavement .
25 Castors , as well as being a straightforward mobility device , also help with kitchen hygiene when it is time to clean the floor .
26 It is time to leave the capital and have a walk ; let us rise betimes .
27 ‘ We think it is time to kill the project off , ’ one official told New Scientist last week .
28 He says : ‘ I suggest it is time to examine the structure of the Federation .
29 It is time to examine the validity of this argument .
30 Women may feed their husbands or lovers with energy and then , after a while , change tack , deciding that it is time to draw the tide of emotional response towards themselves .
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