Example sentences of "and [pron] was time for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now he was still single and there was time for a little madness . |
| 2 | Mr Eames was just getting up , convinced that juniors and upstarts were usurping the stage and it was time for him to be where the action was , when he was interrupted by the bell . |
| 3 | Later Macmillan was reputed to have defended his decision in a sentence which is likely to be authentic because it has the Macmillan ring : ‘ I thought we had had enough of Martha and it was time for some Mary. , |
| 4 | Then , when the show was over and it was time for everyone to wake up and go home , they opened up the roof — the whole thing rolls back to one side . |
| 5 | Now the churching was over and it was time for the baptism to begin . |
| 6 | Now the day had arrived , and it was time for Matthew to say goodbye . |
| 7 | When they 'd covered more or less everything and it was time for her to go , Angelica walked with her to the main door . |
| 8 | Twelve lengths of the pool and it was time for my aquatone class — which turned out to be aerobics in water . |