Example sentences of "was time for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then , bang , crash , oh dear , it was time for the regional franchises to be renewed . |
| 2 | Now the two rival versions had been completed , it was time for the multiple power centres of News on Sunday to deliver their verdicts . |
| 3 | It was time for the deadly follow-up — the Offensive Offensive in which John Major would savage his opponents , even if they were sitting on the benches behind him . |
| 4 | With the housecoat made up and endless hurdles overcome , it was time for the real test — replacing the clothes stand with a model . |
| 5 | It was time for the Other Woman to go back to America . |
| 6 | Back at Kabrit there was time for the planned reorganization . |
| 7 | We avoided each other all evening until it was time for the Open University programmes . |
| 8 | After working out with the region 's most promising 12- to 14-year-olds , it was time for the main event . |
| 9 | Day three was spent at the lowest place on earth — 1400 ft below sea level — the Dead Sea and , after visiting the ancient palace of Herod the Great at Masada , it was time for the obligatory float in the Dead Sea . |
| 10 | In making this break with tradition , James , it seems , had come to the conclusion that it was time for the intellectual elite to shut up and listen to the workers for a change for it was they who were at the sharp end of the production system and therefore they who first sensed any changes in patterns of production . |
| 11 | A few anxious glances at watches showed that it was time for the invited party to take their places . |