Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] be [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ But surely it 's time he was here … ’ |
| 32 | Surely it is time we stopped talking of elephants as if they were a commodity to be traded , like so many cans of paint , and accept them for what they are , ancient and splendid fellow inhabitants of the earth who share with us the joys of close kinship bonds and grieve when they are severed . |
| 33 | Besides it was Colm they were talking about . |
| 34 | There you are David I bet you picked one up in your |
| 35 | ‘ Sometimes there are things you have to do , ’ she said , ‘ and sometimes there are n't . |
| 36 | Well Tony , was who manager at the associated now , er he was very a very popular player , he was a goal scorer on one occasion , they played an away match at Swindon and he scored a goal and the goalkeeper got sent off a John so Tony went in goal and he saved a penalty later in the match , but he was a very popular player he was a a good goal scorer then there was Colin he , he had one of the hardest shots in the league you know , I 've , I 've seen the goalkeeper shrug his shoulders at , at defenders and say well how do you stop those , they used to call him Cannonball at one time , and er there was Tommy he had his collarbone broken and he never played again after , but he was a great centre forward he used to make a lot of space for the other forwards you know . |
| 37 | And then erm they eggs would be in this incubator for about a week and then they used to arrange coops for them to go out do you see , we used to fence a field below the mansion , , in the field there , because there was a good in enclosure right round the two drives and then there were shelter you see . |
| 38 | Maybe it 's time we began to roar like stags in the rut . |
| 39 | ‘ Incidentally , talking about children — maybe it 's time we thought about having some of our own ? ’ he murmured softly . |
| 40 | And maybe it 's time we punctured |
| 41 | Maybe it 's time you came down to see what 's going on at Theatre in the Mill . |
| 42 | ‘ Maybe it 's time I learned a little more about you , about what makes you tick . |
| 43 | React maybe it 's carbonates they |
| 44 | Maybe it is time you were made to come out of your shell . ’ |
| 45 | ‘ Maybe it was time you got lucky , Bill … |
| 46 | I hung in there another year shredding a few more files saying maybe it was time I went back to the law and when I got this offer … |
| 47 | Perhaps her family were right ; maybe it was time she settled down . |
| 48 | 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 . |
| 49 | ‘ And if you do n't control the trust , Adam , then it 's time we knew who does . |
| 50 | ‘ But , ’ Frick went on , ‘ if we are to take our rightful place in history , then it 's time we came out of the woodwork . ’ |
| 51 | ‘ Then it 's time you changed restaurants , ’ retorted the Florentine owner , evidently considering this an unlikely eventuality . |
| 52 | ‘ Then it 's time you did , ’ said Owen . |
| 53 | My mum sa , and then it was dad me . |
| 54 | Yet it 's James they have to thank every time they sink into their armchairs to listen to their favourite classics . |