Example sentences of "it [be] [noun] you " in BNC.

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31 Do n't get me wrong — sheep are profitable , very profitable , but if it 's cheeses you rear them for then one man can only deal with a few .
32 ‘ If it 's quality you 're looking for , then I 'm your man .
33 Another point , though : if it 's paper you 're washing , make sure it 's washable and wo n't peel off if it gets damp .
34 When the edge of the knitting flat , steam it to set it ; if it 's wool you can even press it — just the very edge , not the whole rib .
35 Being told when you have just turned fifty that it 's time you retired does rather hurt .
36 Do n't you think it 's time you unbent a little ? ’
37 And it 's time you stopped being afraid of life . ’
38 And it 's time you changed , my duck .
39 ‘ I think it 's time you got away — you 're stark raving bonkers . ’
40 It 's time you scum were cleared out .
41 It 's time you learned how to be around Rosie without making her mad . ’
42 It 's time you got rid of that lunatic Great Dane , ’ Nanny shouted above the din .
43 It 's time you had your sleep . ’
44 They can Say ‘ time heals ’ or ‘ it 's time you put the past behind you ’ or ‘ you can get married again' or ‘ you can have another baby ’ .
45 It 's time you learned a bit of respect for Mr Harker 's babies — ’ jerking his head at the rumbling monsters all around them .
46 It 's time you thought about these matters . ’
47 It 's time you stopped waving for a minute and listened to me .
48 He began , ‘ You have been in the House fifteen years and it 's time you were promoted … and I now want you to go to the Board of Education .
49 The torch would be shone on all of us in turn , but mostly me , with the terse comment , ‘ It 's time you were in bed , Airwoman ! ’
50 It 's time you went , ’ I said as I watched him go but I did n't mean it .
51 If your drill and driver bits manage to hide in every nook and cranny of your tool box , and you can never find just the size you want , when you want it , perhaps it 's time you got organised , with a set of drill and driver bits in their very own case .
52 ‘ Honey , ’ he said , without thinking , ‘ it 's time you started to live it up a bit . ’
53 ‘ Well , it 's time you did , ’ Herkimer said .
54 It 's time you got out of the house .
55 ‘ Then it 's time you changed restaurants , ’ retorted the Florentine owner , evidently considering this an unlikely eventuality .
56 ‘ But it 's time you did ! ’
57 It 's time you two learned to get along .
58 Maybe it 's time you came down to see what 's going on at Theatre in the Mill .
59 Point is , do you see , whatever your Mama might have said , point is , it 's time you had a new one . ’
60 It 's time you moved on to horses .
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