Example sentences of "was time [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was time they stopped designing buildings without a thought for the people who had to live in them , he said . |
| 2 | It was time they transferred their attentions from ‘ the municipal privy ’ to suites at top hotels where those sort of drugs deals are carried out . |
| 3 | She took in the scene and told Seth it was time they straightened out . |
| 4 | Already the warmth was draining from the air and he knew that it was time they were moving . |
| 5 | It seemed to Annie that no sooner had Tamar arrived in the market hall , than Goodison was by her side , suggesting that it was time they started off for home . |
| 6 | Carrie was afraid at first that Albert would despise such a babyish pastime but he seemed to enjoy it as much as Nick did , shouting with laughter when he tripped over bumps in the ice and not wanting to stop , even when she said it was time they were going . |
| 7 | It was time they were down . |
| 8 | It was time they all had a holiday . |
| 9 | Perhaps , thought Theodora dispassionately , it was time they had to answer advertisements for their posts , satisfy a set of agreed criteria and become answerable to those who paid for their upkeep . |
| 10 | At last the golden afternoon was over , and Robbie heard with regret Fen 's decree that it was time they returned to Water Gypsy . |
| 11 | Leith and Sebastian had been in their flat a month when Sebastian declared it was time they had a flat-warming party . |
| 12 | ‘ Because my aunt — Emily 's mother — thought it was time we … ’ he gestured to Emily , who was peeling off her eggshell , ‘ … time we met . ’ |
| 13 | And erm we 've got this big rally er which a fortnight ago Julie suggested that we had a rally I think she thought er you know that it was time we a the public profile up sort of thing . |
| 14 | She said it was time something was done . |
| 15 | She did n't , actually , but if there was n't a proverb to fit then it was time someone wrote one . |
| 16 | Said it was time he did , meaning Maurice had so many kids and … well , you can get the message . ’ |
| 17 | Philip knew it was time he was getting back . |
| 18 | But he had a lot to carry and it was time he went . |
| 19 | After more than ten years he decided that it was time he retrieved some of the money , so from 1921 to 1923 he put the wages of his chauffeur on Arsenal 's expense account and in 1926 charged the club £125 for hiring , over two years , a motor car . |
| 20 | ‘ Just a minute , ’ chipped in Dominic , deciding it was time he made his contribution . |
| 21 | Dalgliesh felt that it was time he contributed something to the speculation . |
| 22 | He decided it was time he improved his Test record in 1989 when England were mauled at home by the Australians and he lost his wicket several times to Terry Alderman . |
| 23 | ‘ I will not tolerate dissent , ’ said referee ‘ Jersey Joe ’ Walcott , who told the other chief offender Moin that it was time he ‘ grew up ’ . |
| 24 | The Collector knew it was time he hurried downstairs … he had expected that something like this would happen , but not so quickly . |
| 25 | That boy needed a lesson — well , perhaps it was time he got one . |
| 26 | She told Sam it was time he was in bed , but without conviction . |
| 27 | It was time he started getting mad with the freakster and the clever boy . |
| 28 | It was time he came down to earth with a bump , she thought , literally . |
| 29 | She relayed several more messages , conveying by her voice that she thought it was time he appeared in his office . |
| 30 | The sun was beginning to set , it was time he was gone . |