Example sentences of "he decided [pers pn] [be] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the leak of Cabinet minutes on child benefit in 1976 he decided it was time , once more , to have a secrecy law under whose rubric juries were likely to convict . |
| 2 | With this in mind , plus the fact that the evening 's finale was yet to come , he decided it was time to leave . |
| 3 | He decided it was time he improved his Test record in 1989 when England were mauled at home by the Australians and he lost his wicket several times to Terry Alderman . |
| 4 | Encouraged by this early success , he decided it was time to visit Spanish Elle , and turned up uninvited at their Madrid offices late one Friday afternoon . |
| 5 | But when someone tried to test the security of the spare wheel attached to the side of the body by pulling at it roughly and then , intrigued by the pair of leather driving-gauntlets resting on the front seat , fitted them on and passed them around for general examination he decided it was time to leave . |
| 6 | He 'd just finished helping with the dishes when he decided it was time for high-jinks in the sink . |
| 7 | Last year he decided it was time to retire and let a younger man do his job . |