Example sentences of "be about time [pers pn] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh good god , it 's about time they got their arses in gear and started doing something properly |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ Billy , it 's about time we did something about the way you look . ’ |
| 5 | Work it 's about time we did it . |
| 6 | Paul Gascoigne has been given the freedom to roam forward , David Platt will be looking to add to his remarkable haul of 12 goals from his last 14 games , and Paul Ince reckons it 's about time he opened his England scorecard . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , then — ’ Alice walked across the kitchen to the open fireplace and , bending towards the oven at the side of it , she opened the door and took out a casserole dish and placed it on the table before she went on , ‘ If that 's how you 're feeling I think it 's about time you got yourself married . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't you think it 's about time you called me Sarah ? |
| 9 | He went to look at the window sill and there was this think it 's about time You did something about these . |
| 10 | it 's about time you opened your mouth |
| 11 | I think it 's about time I got my share of the |
| 12 | ‘ And I think it 's about time I played one … ’ |
| 13 | On the awkward leg some of the worst reasons for tacking are : ‘ It 's about time I did one . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ My dear , since you will be taking over next week , I think it is about time I explained our system for dealing with our more special customers . |