Example sentences of "[adv] it be time for " in BNC.

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31 Ted ought to have been there years ago , he said , and now it 's time for Margaret to be elevated .
32 Now it 's time for the kill , and the final twists are as clever as they are gripping .
33 But now it was time for some wheeling and dealing .
34 And everyone knew that now it was time for Madame 's famous song .
35 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 .
36 ‘ He was n't , ’ said my mother , perhaps because she had concurred for too long and now it was time for contradiction .
37 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 .
38 Well it 's time for an unscheduled visit to one of our healthy lifestyle volunteers .
39 Leonora knew perfectly well it was time for her to grovel , but found it difficult to make a start .
40 FOLLOWING the massive increase in the popularity of rugby union as a result of the World Cup , and the demands that our top players now endure , surely it is time for British rugby union to go professional .
41 As my hon. Friend the Member for East Lothian ( Mr. Home Robertson ) rightly pointed out , surely it is time for a little contrition .
42 Surely it is time for the present Home Secretary — who started all this in Cabinet , along with the right hon. Member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury ( Mr. Ridley ) — to apologise .
43 Surely it was time for tea .
44 Eventually it was time for bed and they waited until the middle of the night before sneaking to the workshop on tip-toes .
45 Maybe it is time for me to get angry and fight back at those who are fighting me , ’ she said .
46 Maybe it was time for a change , anyway .
47 If a committee wishes to go beyond the scrutiny of administration and to challenge the basis of policy , then it is time for a minister to come and argue in favour of the policy under review .
48 Then it is time for it to find a suitable spot to turn into a chrysalis .
49 Then it is time for Frank to give a sample of his act , which is built around a ventriloquist 's dummy called Marvin the Monkey .
50 Then it 's time for the adoration of Jeremy Beadle — for Beadle is about in Bognor today as guest of honour .
51 Soon , Fiona and David beat-off the competition , then it 's time for the Gold-run .
52 Soon , Fiona and David beat-off the competition , then it 's time for the Gold-run .
53 And then i then it 's time for a break again .
54 Coffee was next , and then it was time for the bill .
55 Then it was time for practical advice .
56 Then it was time for the Club cabaret .
57 Then it was time for my paper-round , followed by school .
58 Then it was time for the children to tell Mother what they had done .
59 Then it was time for me to attend the evening reception on Britania .
60 The half-hour eventually crawled round , then it was time for me to go and get ready .
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