Example sentences of "it be about time [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 Two Chinese teachers have just graduated from an international centre in Hebrew They say both China and Israel have ancient traditions , and it 's about time they got to know more about each other .
2 Oh good god , it 's about time they got their arses in gear and started doing something properly
3 It 's about time they brought someone like yourself in to sort it out — no offence meant to you , Mr Aplin , but Mr Eddy ‘ ere 's the best detective they 've got up at Scotland Yard , make no mistake about that . ’
4 We , we , we said it 's about time they grew potatoes in that field
5 It 's a profession and it 's about time they started to act like professionals . ’
6 It 's about time we asked Pam to dinner , ’ said Scarlet one evening .
7 It 's about time we had a pop star called Gordon again .
8 Alluding to the Prime Minister 's enthusiasm for charters , he said : ‘ It 's about time we had a charter for workers ’ rights .
9 ‘ We 've had five years of madness — it 's about time we had some sanity in our lives ! ’
10 It 's about time we got something , do n't , you know for months we scratched round looking like we 're busy , now we 're meeting ourselves backwards , coming backwards .
11 It 's about time we considered going public . ’
12 It 's about time we loosened up a bit anyway .
13 ‘ Billy , it 's about time we did something about the way you look . ’
14 Work it 's about time we did it .
15 Later they went to a jazz club in the King 's Road — Uncle Ted had never seen black walls before — where Eva slyly said to Dad , ‘ I think it 's about time we moved to London , do n't you ? ’
16 This is something that 's been on my mind for a very long time and I mean , I , I , I think it 's about time we started getting rid of these things and updating our own toilets you know .
17 Which is why the eternal words , ‘ Do you think that it 's about time we started a family ? ’ rarely fall from men 's lips .
18 So we said , Okay ; it 's about time we started having kids of our own .
19 It 's about time I hoovered that dump .
20 I think it 's about time I went back home .
21 It 's about time I went to the dogs again .
22 I 'll try to spare you that , but I guess it 's about time I came clean and admitted it 's by no means a one-man show .
23 I was hoping there was , cos it 's about time I got back home — it 's getting pretty late .
24 Anyway , we 've finished all we can eat of this Cambozola , and the wine bottle is only good for sticking candles in , and we are still sitting on the carpet lit by one small lamp somewhere over in the corner , and she keeps filling in the pauses by staring into my eyes as if she 's checking I do n't wear false eyelashes , and I start to think it 's about time I got up off the floor .
25 I think it 's about time I got my share of the
26 ‘ And I think it 's about time I played one … ’
27 ‘ You know I really think it 's about time I took up smoking again , gentlemen . ’
28 It 's about time I took a stroll round the club .
29 ‘ I think it 's about time I had a talk with her . ’
30 Actually it 's about time I had a cup of tea .
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