Example sentences of "this [is] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the time you have worked towards , when you will be working on the ‘ showcase ’ productions which will provide opportunities for you to be seen publicly . |
| 2 | This is the time for vigilance . |
| 3 | WITH a 40 per cent drop in house prices in the West Country over the past three years , this is the time to think seriously about that Cornish cliff-top cottage , waterfront Dorset flat or Devonian mansion with more than enough land to keep a few horses . |
| 4 | But never mind common sense for the moment , this is the time of indulgence , suspended between home and work , the time of effortless motion , cushioned in real leather , insulated from the noise and fumes of the city by the padded coachwork , the tinted glass , the sensuous music . |
| 5 | This is the time for a foreigner to see English youth and beauty at its best … |
| 6 | This is the time to bring your own professional advisors — a local architect , engineer , surveyor or quantity surveyor — with special knowledge of historic buildings . |
| 7 | So this is the time when some Governments are having to rethink their position and many non-governmental organisations to rethink their strategies . |
| 8 | This is the time when bream roll most often . |
| 9 | This is the time when most parents retire to a comfortable chair or get on with their other jobs . |
| 10 | Sadly , there is no respite for parents ; this is the time that offers a brief opportunity to make an encouraging or acknowledging remark . |
| 11 | This is the time to know how fear works and to tackle it in the right way . |
| 12 | This is the time to use your free will . |
| 13 | This is the time when self-poisoning or self-injury are most likely . |
| 14 | If so , this is the time to discuss them . |
| 15 | Eventually comes a moment when you find you can remember without necessarily feeling sad , and this is the time to begin life again , to renew old interests and take up new pursuits . |
| 16 | This is the time when what was to become known as civilisation could have been detected , and is the period to which the origins of the concept of ‘ goodness ’ can be attributed . |
| 17 | This is the time to consider joining a class or taking a course as the new term , or year , starts in September . |
| 18 | If you 've been lightening your hair for years , this is the time to rethink your shade . |
| 19 | This is the time when your grasp on logic comes to the fore . |
| 20 | This is the time to sow biennial flower seeds , to flower next spring and early summer . |
| 21 | I insisted on taking the two till four in the morning watch , as I had read somewhere that this is the time when one is at one 's lowest ebb , and therefore when death is most likely to occur . |
| 22 | This is the time my darling , |
| 23 | This is the time for the social worker to help family members articulate their concerns , and how they would like to continue to be involved . |
| 24 | But this is the time to think of the weaker side . |
| 25 | This is the time at which children learn most about the standards of behaviour in our society . |
| 26 | This is the time of year when we all rack our brains to think of the perfect Christmas present , so if you are planning to look for something a bit different for the machine knitter in the family , this could be the ideal gift . |
| 27 | THIS is the time when Blackpool sparkles in the bright lights and when the world and his wife pays a visit to the Queen of Resorts . |
| 28 | THIS is the time of year for the first phase of Wisteria pruning . |
| 29 | IF you have a yen for rich pickings this is the time to cash in on the Japanese Stock Market . |
| 30 | This is the time of maximum danger when the mother and attendant adults may decide to charge . |