Example sentences of "[pron] was about time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was about time . |
| 2 | It was about time that something should be done . ’ |
| 3 | We thought it was about time Shevardnadze was given a platform . |
| 4 | He had caused enough turmoil over the years and it was about time he was taught the rights and wrongs of life . |
| 5 | ‘ I just told him I had n't won an Oscar for almost forty years and it was about time , that 's all . |
| 6 | Suddenly she realized that her phobia was beginning to make her a prisoner in her own home , and that it was about time she sought help in overcoming it . |
| 7 | ‘ I thought it was about time I made another . ’ |
| 8 | It was about time . |
| 9 | Right-Ons were citizens and ratepayers too , and it was about time that local government began to represent them . |
| 10 | She had heard Ben tell her it was about time , too , but almost too late ; that was when she had stopped pushing the hand-cart and bought Laddie and the flat-cart . |
| 11 | It was about time she stopped feeling sorry for herself , the hurt and pain of losing mam would be with her for a long time , but Hari knew she could not let her grief incapacitate her , if she did not mend and make shoes she did not eat . |
| 12 | He moved forward and pulled at the bell rope , it was about time he put the wheels into motion , the wheels that would prove his innocence . |
| 13 | It had been in his possession for quite a while and Broomhead felt it was about time he sold the thing . |
| 14 | Maisie Dougall had been listening to her friends going on and she thought it was about time she made a contribution . |
| 15 | She said it was about time I started bringin' in some dosh , ‘ specially now the ole man 's on short time . |
| 16 | After reading some of the criticisms from readers in the past few months I felt that it was about time I wrote in . |
| 17 | She felt it was about time too , but Patrick Kelly was dangerous for her . |
| 18 | He re-directed it to the sales department and made a mental note to have a word with the post room ; it was about time that they got their act together . |
| 19 | It was about time he learned how it felt to be on the receiving end for a change . |
| 20 | It was about time now to turn his attention to the kidneys . |
| 21 | He said it was about time . |
| 22 | Also it was about time he learnt that bossing her around would n't be a push-over for him . |
| 23 | The house was old ; her father had said it was about time it was pulled down . |
| 24 | I had n't been to the dump for a while , and it was about time I went to see what the good folk of Porteneil had thrown out . |
| 25 | He was in this office a fortnight ago saying that it was about time as his father was getting on and one never knew , et cetera et cetera … |
| 26 | It was about time we had a match where everything went right . |
| 27 | Leith knew then , when her mother began , ‘ Is n't it exciting ? ’ that she was wasting her time expecting her to agree that it was about time Sebastian got his act together . |
| 28 | And it was about time she started making a few waves , she told herself firmly . |
| 29 | It did funny things to her insides — she thought it was about time to study the menu . |
| 30 | He took stick from everyone his mates said it was about time they had a good laugh . |