Example sentences of "[be] [noun sg] for [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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31 That it is time for us to take our rightful place .
32 ‘ It is time for you to serve me . ’
33 ‘ My father 's old housekeeper — he and she grew old together — has a daughter who needs to make money ; , she lives in Nile Street , and if you were to say that I sent you , she might well be glad to put you up till it is time for you to go to Oxford . ’
34 If you will be abroad on polling day you have to vote by proxy unless there is time for you to apply for , receive and return a postal ballot paper before leaving the United Kingdom .
35 Then it is time for it to find a suitable spot to turn into a chrysalis .
36 It 's time for him to match his maturity with his golf and realise he 's not going to win every time .
37 ‘ It 's time for me to go .
38 The 26-year-old is guarded about his physical and mental fatigue , but he says pointedly : ‘ It 's time for me to relax . ’
39 ‘ Nevertheless , she declares she 's taking over as hostess — so obviously it 's time for me to leave . ’
40 ‘ Now that I 've eaten and drunk my fill it 's time for me to beat away , ’ he said after about an hour .
41 Or say ‘ It 's time for me to run along —
42 Yes , well probably , it 's time for me to try and change his mind .
43 They look out of the windows when it 's time for me to come home .
44 I 've got to go now as it 's time for me to get my new dresses fitted .
45 It 's time for everyone to have a super time !
46 And now I think it 's time for you to move in . ’
47 ‘ It 's time for you to take breakfast to the labourer at the kiln ! ’
48 When it 's time for you to go , then you must go .
49 Anyway Douglas it 's time for you to go and have your next injection is n't it ?
50 One evening he rang Bobby , saying : ‘ It 's time for you to do something about Marilyn , she 's bugging me . ’
51 ‘ It 's time for you to do your number ’ , Lawford said .
52 Those are my plans for the future , now it 's time for you to air your views . ’
53 " I think lad , " Dan Brady said seriously , " it 's time for you to leave the house .
54 It 's time for you to have a go :
55 ‘ It 's time for us to close now , love . ’
56 It 's time for us to join the fight … and the best way to fight is education … ’
57 I suppose if you were either one of them it would be nice but I 'd go out and say to them , ‘ David , it 's time for us to do a vocal now ’ and Angie would say , ‘ Oh , Davey Wavey , do you have to leave me now ? ’ , to which he 'd reply , ‘ Oh , Angie Pangie , I suppose I do — old Uncle Tony wants me in the studio . ’
58 I would have sworn there had n't been time for you to make any kind of progress since last night .
59 Provost John Cunningham admitted that Main had not possessed a commission as watchman and was indeed an extraordinary officer employed only when there was work for him to perform , but there seems little reason to doubt that Main 's removal was intended to serve the political interest of the Haldanes , for his removal was not an isolated case , and , moreover , when the Hamilton salt works resumed operations the excise supervisors did not in fact restore Main to his old post , but appointed an individual named Curinan to the vacancy .
60 Her car was a red MG with the hood down , parked closely ; there was room for her to get in , but not for him .
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