Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adv] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The production lasted well over three hours , and then it was soon time to get ready for the evening performance . |
| 2 | However , it was soon time to leave Glubbdubdrib , and sail to Luggnagg , a much larger island to the south-east of Japan . |
| 3 | I got to the printers with my Boy George piece and it was finally time to say , ‘ Look , this is only a thousand words long and I still have n't got to the interview . |
| 4 | It was finally time for me to pack up my tent and vanish into the summer afternoon . |
| 5 | They were 132 for 6 at the close and it was clearly time to pray for rain ; but it came on the rest day by mistake , and although Emburey and Downton battled for a while , the end was not long delayed . |
| 6 | There had not been a crisis for about six months , though , so it was clearly time for one . |
| 7 | It was clearly time for political scientists to reassess their pluralist perspective on interest groups : groups were real enough but were they still a " good " thing ? |
| 8 | It was clearly time to be assertive . |
| 9 | He only appeared when the boys were half way through supper ( corned-beef hash ) , and by then it was practically time for bed . |
| 10 | Some signal had obviously been given , though Alexandra had not seen it , and now it was plainly time for everyone to turn and talk to their other neighbour . |
| 11 | It was also a reminder that it was nearly time to seek out his last visual co-ordinate and prepare to take over manual control of the aircraft once again . |
| 12 | Eventually Frankie and I were called in by Mum and told to get a wash and change as it was nearly time to go . |
| 13 | This reminded him that it was nearly time for church , so he heaved himself to his feet and went to make some more coffee , this time for Mrs Frizzell as well . |
| 14 | The strange aeons were over , and it was nearly time for the Sandrat to kill Death . |
| 15 | It was nearly time to let the world into their secret . |
| 16 | It was nearly time to try it again . |
| 17 | It was nearly time for her to take up position at Ludgate Circus , but first she had to get Ruby to leave . |
| 18 | It was nearly time . |
| 19 | It was surely time for me to take life more seriously . |
| 20 | Malcolm Muggeridge asked whether it was n't time for the monarchy to engage professional public relations consultants , ‘ in place of the rather ludicrous courtiers who now function as such . ’ |
| 21 | Helen said , ‘ It was n't time for him to be home yet . ’ |
| 22 | It was n't time , it was n't even a distant clock . |
| 23 | Not only that , it made me wonder if it was not time to give the game another chance . |
| 24 | The celebrations were for having pulled it off , but it was also time for many people who had been involved in the project to leave . |
| 25 | God , if it was just time ! |
| 26 | It was then time to dig over the kitchen garden , although we now had help . |
| 27 | It was then time to go home . |
| 28 | It was then time for all other mechanical parts to be cleaned , checked for wear , remade where needed and reassembled , which turned out to be a long job as some parts like the track rod ends , king pins and bushes had to be made anew . |
| 29 | It was now time for him to call in his battlegroup to tell his men of their achievements . |
| 30 | It was now time for the fillet of local fallow deer served pink , with spiced red cabbage and glazed walnuts . |