Example sentences of "time for [pron] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obligingly it had allowed time for everyone to note its zig-zag back stripe ending with the V on its head . |
| 2 | ‘ It took a long time for me to get my Gold Award because some of the tasks were very difficult , ’ says Fiona of the demanding project that included months of community service , braving the elements on an exploratory camping trip and writing a long and detailed historical thesis ! |
| 3 | I 've got to go now as it 's time for me to get my new dresses fitted . |
| 4 | If Mr Major really wishes to ditch the more arrogant whims of his predecessor , now is the time for him to put his money where his mouth is . |
| 5 | The hon. Gentleman rightly said that it is a waste of the doctor 's time for him to turn his attention to something that has already been decided by someone else and merely to rubberstamp it . |
| 6 | It would swell to a raging headache , just in time for him to finish his shift . |
| 7 | There had never been any doubt between them that the University of Glasgow would accept Paul , and this happened in time for him to make his arrangements ; but meanwhile there was something else . |
| 8 | Is it not time for him to reconsider his whole security policy ? |
| 9 | It 's time for him to match his maturity with his golf and realise he 's not going to win every time . |
| 10 | It was time for them to put their houses in order , ‘ and for the Home Secretary to insist they do ’ . |
| 11 | There would therefore be ample time for them to deploy their mobile radiation monitoring teams , for the police to tour the area , knocking on doors and warning people living nearby , for the protective potassium iodate pills to be issued and for a decision to be made on whether the public should stay indoors until the cloud had passed — or evacuate to a safer place . |
| 12 | I have faxed my protest to the board , there 's still time for them to change their mind . |
| 13 | Time for them to write their diary . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's time for you to do your number ’ , Lawford said . |
| 15 | Speaking in a dry tone , he said , ‘ To be honest , Doreen , I doubt that this is an appropriate time for you to visit my stepmother — so Lucy and I shall go alone . ’ |
| 16 | Those are my plans for the future , now it 's time for you to air your views . ’ |
| 17 | That it is time for us to take our rightful place . |