Example sentences of "[adv] [be] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Work habitually done on an ad valorem basis may be quite uneconomical and should perhaps be time charged . |
| 2 | ‘ It 'll soon be time for us to take control , seriously . ’ |
| 3 | IT will soon be time to prune apple trees and many shrubs and a good pruning saw is an essential tool . |
| 4 | Now he sat by the fire with his whisky , a drink he did not care for , making conversation with Tony and hoping that it would soon be time for bed . |
| 5 | It would soon be time to commence hay-making in the Handley Farm pastures . |
| 6 | It 'll soon be time for me to write again . |
| 7 | ‘ It 'll soon be time for your afternoon lesson . ’ |
| 8 | Now it could soon be time gentlemen please . |
| 9 | Cos if not it 'll soon be time for bed . |
| 10 | Furthermore , while the effects of events in producing depression were often so rapid that there would scarcely be time to intervene after the event and before depression , major difficulties , by definition , had existed for at least two years , giving ample time for preventive intervention . |
| 11 | If the whites in Southern Africa could see this , not as a threat but as an opportunity — if they could grasp the truth that by a change of will and spirit they could deprive the Communists of their best propaganda weapon — there still might just be time for things to move in a new direction . |
| 12 | There would just be time for a quick shower if she hurried . |
| 13 | Even if you are in a rush there should still be time for a glass of skimmed milk and a piece of fruit or fruit juice . |
| 14 | There 'd still be time to catch the last collection . |
| 15 | He considered tearing off his waders but there might still be time to cross the far side of the breakwater without having to swim for it . |
| 16 | Look sharpish , and there 'll still be time to whip down to Rose Morris in London 's Denmark Street on Wednesday Nov 18th to catch an Ovation clinic featuring one of the UK 's best-known sessioneers Ian Aitken . |
| 17 | A vote will then be taken when each Member will vote for affirmative or negative , if there still be time , the Chairman will call on Members in order of list when each shall be compelled to contribute a song , Reading or Recitation or in default forfeit threepence for the good of the Society . |
| 18 | There may still be time to persuade the authorities to relocate her rather than remove her from the wild . |
| 19 | There may still be time before they get to him … why do n't you have another go at persuading him ? |
| 20 | But if Betty began to weep Lydia would be , in humanity , bound to put her arm about her in consolation ; so she said earnestly that she was suddenly terribly hungry and could it possibly be time for lunch . |
| 21 | The unseemly haste is dictated not merely by the Government 's electoral timetable , but by the fear that if the measure is given proper time for debate there will also be time for the real , but as yet nascent , concerns of Tory Back Benchers and their constituents to grow and mature . |
| 22 | Consequently , Foucault remarked ( p 151-152 ) : " Time measured and paid must also be time without impurities or defects ; a time of good quality throughout which the body is constantly applied to its exercise … |
| 23 | There will probably be times , when you are at school , that they will be in charge of him so it 's very important they should enjoy this part of his education and development , too . |
| 24 | But perhaps it may regretfully be time to demolish our bothies — their unique charm and tradition destroyed by the greedy — another casualty like that on the consciences of the cairnbuilding , memorial erecting , road bulldozing and ‘ 100 best walks ’ brigade . |
| 25 | But there will inevitably be time lags and imprecision in the process . |
| 26 | It may now be time to risk the uncertainty of a split . |
| 27 | It may now be time for the different royal colleges to examine the possible use of a standard hospital letter for all specialties to general practitioners . |
| 28 | It seems you are right — it may well be time for the Party to come out into the open . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ There must surely be time for second thoughts , ’ it says . |
| 30 | The establishment of local contacts or a local office is a useful step in developing an exploration programme in an area as tracing , and negotiating with , land and mineral rights owners may sometimes be time consuming . |