Example sentences of "[adv] it [was/were] time for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If that was what he wanted , she would no doubt tell him again , if he wished to forbid the outing , then perhaps it was time for Madame herself to break her long silence . |
| 2 | Perhaps it was time for a little more reinsurance . |
| 3 | Perhaps it was time for tradition to change just a little . |
| 4 | Soon it was time for luncheon , and the whole of the downstairs staff was occupied in one way or another . |
| 5 | Soon it was time for him to return and it was arranged that Anne and Sarah who were both free would see him off at the station . |
| 6 | Three days later it was time for the state visit of President Mobutu of Zaire . |
| 7 | Clearly it was time for a vital intervention . |
| 8 | But now it was time for some wheeling and dealing . |
| 9 | And everyone knew that now it was time for Madame 's famous song . |
| 10 | Now it was time for our first venture out ; luckily the yard was situated amidst very quiet roads , and my husband John had been loaned a schoolmaster called Paddy to act as escort . |
| 11 | ‘ He was n't , ’ said my mother , perhaps because she had concurred for too long and now it was time for contradiction . |
| 12 | Now it was time for Tomba , 25 the following week , to resurrect his career and reputation with a World Cup slalom victory which could not have been more thrilling . |
| 13 | Leonora knew perfectly well it was time for her to grovel , but found it difficult to make a start . |
| 14 | Surely it was time for tea . |
| 15 | Eventually it was time for bed and they waited until the middle of the night before sneaking to the workshop on tip-toes . |
| 16 | Maybe it was time for a change , anyway . |
| 17 | Coffee was next , and then it was time for the bill . |
| 18 | Then it was time for practical advice . |
| 19 | Then it was time for the Club cabaret . |
| 20 | Then it was time for my paper-round , followed by school . |
| 21 | Then it was time for the children to tell Mother what they had done . |
| 22 | Then it was time for me to attend the evening reception on Britania . |
| 23 | The half-hour eventually crawled round , then it was time for me to go and get ready . |
| 24 | Then it was time for a rousing chorus of happy birthday from the boys of Belmont Abbey school , where Father Francis once taught Latin , French and Mathematics . |