Example sentences of "[was/were] time [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 There were times during his illness , he told me , when he was happier than he 'd been since he was a child .
2 It was time for her afternoon appointment .
3 Berowne 's only explanation had been that he felt it was time for his life to take a new direction .
4 For all his enjoyment of the work and the companionship of his team the lad was not sorry when the ground covered , about half an acre , showed that it was time for his midday snack .
5 There was once a king who decided that it was time for his son to marry .
6 It was time for my nightcap .
7 Twelve lengths of the pool and it was time for my aquatone class — which turned out to be aerobics in water .
8 Then it was time for my paper-round , followed by school .
9 Er that was at the time of er er King Edward the seventh , s It was time of his death was n't it ?
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