Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] time for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had a point ; the sports clothes were in the first part of the programme — there should be time for her to change into the wedding dress for the finale . |
| 2 | When Ian St John and Jimmy Greaves become serious it must be time for action not talk . |
| 3 | No idea what time Vern set off for the bus , but it must be time for the next one by now . |
| 4 | There was a feeling in the air that it might be time for a change . |
| 5 | Botha , meanwhile , signed off with a few words of advice for the Welsh : ‘ They are going berserk about nothing and it might be time for the WRU to concentrate on their own rugby . ’ |
| 6 | But if I felt it might be time for a change I would have to think about that as well . ’ |
| 7 | When the time comes an' I ca n't lift a hundredweight of sugar or me old black pan , then it 'll be time for me to retire upstairs for good . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It 'll be time for me to go and collect Maria soon — ‘ |
| 9 | There 'll be time for further questions , after which you will be free to browse around the Fair . |
| 10 | If I do n't get back and find Jeff soon it 'll be time for my last bus and I ca n't go without seeing him . |
| 11 | Now , in a couple of minutes it 'll be time for the district managers . |
| 12 | Have a go with the wood , here 's the wood , write Michelle the answer 's no , but later on I 'm sure there 'll be time for you to do it too . |
| 13 | So it 'll be time for a cup of tea |
| 14 | so it 'll be time for a cup of tea |
| 15 | I 'll finish off my woollen knitting make the pizza and chips , and then that 'll be time for Dawn . |
| 16 | Um now um getting on to the next bit of the handout erm I 'll just do this next couple of paragraphs and then and then it 'll be time for a break for ten minutes or so . |
| 17 | But after four years on Blue Peter , it could be time for a move . |
| 18 | She merely suggested there 'd be time for a game of spillikins before supper . |
| 19 | There may be time for hobbies or interests , either life-long ones where skills can be renewed and activities expanded , or new ones where opportunities to learn can lead to great personal satisfaction . |
| 20 | It may be time for oilmen to cheer up . |
| 21 | If the housing market is some kind of barometer for the rest of the economy , it may be time for a mile sigh of relief . |
| 22 | There would be times for our tops , and games of tip-cat , and with our packs of cigarette cards , games of Long Skate , and other variations of these to be played during break . |
| 23 | There would be times for tenderness , and one such time came later , in the aftermath of passion enriched by the knowledge of love , a bonus as they lay touching each other languidly and lovingly , luxuriating in the freedom of being able to express their feelings in this alternative way , confidently but without urgency . |
| 24 | He had hoped there would be time for a quick cup of tea but it was n't to be . |
| 25 | A quick mile round the town , a shower and it would be time for the evening reading . |
| 26 | Provided the Soviet regime could ensure its short-term survival , there would be time for the German revolution to bring political and material relief to the Soviet federation . |
| 27 | ‘ What are you drinking ? ’ he asked , going on to apologise that he would have to leave them shortly since it would be time for his surgery . |
| 28 | Soon it would be time for the ceremony to begin : for him to walk into the darkened woods and connect his mind to that of the Whale . |
| 29 | She calculated that there would be time for a quick dip before afternoon tea , which Juliette normally served at a quarter to four . |
| 30 | In addition to the two blocks of time suggested ( Primary and Secondary ) there would be time for briefing , rest and relaxation and de-briefing . |