Example sentences of "be the time [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You are being very naughty , ’ McAllister whispered back , pretending to be severe , ‘ and the only thing that I can say in your favour is that I am in nearly as bad a way as you are , and know exactly how you feel — but be patient , it can not be long now , ’ for she knew that once the bazaar was over , and she was at last able to tell him the truth , they could go ahead with their marriage plans , the only delaying thing being the time it would take Mama and Papa to cross the Atlantic .
2 In practical terms the main difficulty with individual exemptions is the time it may take the Commission to process a notification and grant exemptions .
3 The longest sequence of required activities is the time it will take if no adjustments are made .
4 ‘ This is the time you should be enjoying yourselves , not bothering your heads about such things . ’
5 Extraordinary colouring , extraordinary , now 's the time one ought to be out and about , seeing that sort of thing .
6 No that 's the time they would have won , twenty to four
7 Seven was the time we used to meet .
8 Oh , grief , she thought and suspected that now was the time she must get in with her interview questions .
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