Example sentences of "[pron] is [noun] they [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think if parents are concerned and feel that their child is brighter than his performance shows , then it is time they took some action . |
| 2 | But it is time they recognised the PLO as the real representative of the Palestinian people . ’ |
| 3 | Their record on crime is a disaster , and it is time they gave way to a Government who have the imagination and policies to tackle crime fundamentally , not at the periphery . |
| 4 | ‘ It is time they showed up and faced the music , ’ he said . |
| 5 | It is time they started delivering on their promise . ’ |
| 6 | It is time they pulled in their belts like everyone else is having to . |
| 7 | It is time they forgot their obsession with the money markets and concentrated on real issues , like saving the NHS . |