Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] it was [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As manager I accept responsibility for the team 's position and both parties agreed it was time for a change . ’ |
| 2 | Then the KGB decided it was time to roll up the whole operation . ’ |
| 3 | He was adamant — although all the shareholders in the motor car felt it was time , as one did at school , to say look " I am involved " , but Buster was quite insistent that it was pointless 10 or 12 of us being flogged . |
| 4 | He particularly disliked a sketch by Pinter and Cook which Fenella describes as ‘ beautifully written ’ — but Ken thought it was rubbish . |
| 5 | And it did n't worry him when he got into the sensitive parts with his drill ; my strangled cries were of no avail and he carried on remorselessly to the end : I had the impression that Hector thought it was cissy to feel pain , or maybe he was of the opinion that suffering was good for the soul . |
| 6 | Dr Hendron said it was time for political talks to be re-activated . |
| 7 | Leith and Sebastian had been in their flat a month when Sebastian declared it was time they had a flat-warming party . |
| 8 | Yesterday members of Darlington council planning committee heard it was doubt over the future of the Darlington inner ring road which had delayed the decision . |
| 9 | When in 1989 , Advent decided it was time to pay back some of its investors , Quality called in investment group 3i Plc to fund further growth . |
| 10 | But one day Miss Havisham decided it was time to apprentice me to Joe , and told me to bring him to her house . |
| 11 | The editor thought it was time to bring you an up-date on progress regarding the Camphill Development . |
| 12 | Suddenly sponsors appeared from everywhere , the sport thought it was Christmas and expanded out of control . |
| 13 | Somehow the child knew it was gunfire . |
| 14 | Mrs the plaintiff 's expert thought it was quote , extremely unreasonable to expect Mr and Mrs to continue caring as they do for their daughter , unquote . |
| 15 | The judge said it was self-defence . ’ |
| 16 | He had a winging moustache and a goatee beard but he moved tentatively , uncertainly , and Melanie guessed it was Finn who worked him . |
| 17 | The man from Louisiana felt it was time to renew the acquaintance . |
| 18 | But as the security situation in Beirut deteriorated , Spiro felt it was time to get out . |
| 19 | The Collector knew it was time he hurried downstairs … he had expected that something like this would happen , but not so quickly . |
| 20 | Fred thought it was crap . |
| 21 | The Marshal decided it was time to pay a visit to Headquarters . |
| 22 | Defries decided it was time to break up the reunion . |
| 23 | And Mulligan swore it was sow 's blood . " |
| 24 | If Gilbert thought it was part of her duty to track down Amy or help her in any way , then she would do so . |
| 25 | the end of the last straw you see , so I went in the Co-Op and I felt really , really fed up , I said I oh I said I could cry I said because I 've tried so hard I said not for lending you money I said , I 'm not meant to have any sodding luck so got a couple of bits and I really could n't get me act together and on the Tuesday dad 's gone in hospital with that fit , so I was thinking of him a lot and I thought I do n't know dad , you know I 'm sure , I 'm sure that he were n't gon na come out when he went in there , I thought they were gon na bloody find something with you boy and that would be it , so I come home here and I ai n't done no work , so I started off for work , both sitting here bloody bawling cos this house looked like shit , spoke to me sister on the phone and er I felt a bit better so I thought oh I 'd start doing the tree , so I pulled it all to bits in here , got the polish and duster out , put all the bread and everything for Alan 's sandwiches , it 'd be about oh , about half past twelve and the bloody phone went it was mum , she said Lyn do you think you can come up to the hospital with me , cos I 've got no transport and so I said what 's up then mum ? |
| 26 | Philip knew it was time he was getting back . |
| 27 | Philip knew it was arthritis . |
| 28 | One ear was pointing to the mountains ; the other suggested it was time for lunch . |
| 29 | The three of them talked politely about horses and racing for a few minutes , before Kelly decided it was time to leave . |
| 30 | Got as far as a Smegma , Arizona , where the left front wheel on my truck decided it was time for a vacation . |