Example sentences of "[pron] was time they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last the golden afternoon was over , and Robbie heard with regret Fen 's decree that it was time they returned to Water Gypsy . |
| 2 | It was time they transferred their attentions from ‘ the municipal privy ’ to suites at top hotels where those sort of drugs deals are carried out . |
| 3 | Perhaps , thought Theodora dispassionately , it was time they had to answer advertisements for their posts , satisfy a set of agreed criteria and become answerable to those who paid for their upkeep . |
| 4 | Leith and Sebastian had been in their flat a month when Sebastian declared it was time they had a flat-warming party . |
| 5 | She took in the scene and told Seth it was time they straightened out . |
| 6 | It was time they stopped designing buildings without a thought for the people who had to live in them , he said . |
| 7 | It seemed to Annie that no sooner had Tamar arrived in the market hall , than Goodison was by her side , suggesting that it was time they started off for home . |