Example sentences of "be time [prep] " in BNC.

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1 There may be time for hobbies or interests , either life-long ones where skills can be renewed and activities expanded , or new ones where opportunities to learn can lead to great personal satisfaction .
2 There was a feeling in the air that it might be time for a change .
3 Botha , meanwhile , signed off with a few words of advice for the Welsh : ‘ They are going berserk about nothing and it might be time for the WRU to concentrate on their own rugby . ’
4 He had hoped there would be time for a quick cup of tea but it was n't to be .
5 A quick mile round the town , a shower and it would be time for the evening reading .
6 She merely suggested there 'd be time for a game of spillikins before supper .
7 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 .
8 When Ian St John and Jimmy Greaves become serious it must be time for action not talk .
9 Provided the Soviet regime could ensure its short-term survival , there would be time for the German revolution to bring political and material relief to the Soviet federation .
10 As Hassan 's comment half-implies , it may in some areas be time for criticism to move on from the task of defining postmodernism in relation to its antecedents .
11 When the time comes an' I ca n't lift a hundredweight of sugar or me old black pan , then it 'll be time for me to retire upstairs for good . ’
12 ‘ It 'll be time for me to go and collect Maria soon — ‘
13 Should you say , ‘ Unless you stop quarrelling with your sister I wo n't be able to finish my work and there wo n't be time for a story ’ , you must be prepared to see through the planned , but logical , consequences .
14 When we get back to Dublin there will be time for that , but you 'll have to be patient with me .
15 lady Victoria , curator of the Burghley House collection , will talk about Japanese porcelain : Kakiemon treasures and there will be time for questions before we break for coffee .
16 There 'll be time for further questions , after which you will be free to browse around the Fair .
17 No idea what time Vern set off for the bus , but it must be time for the next one by now .
18 If I do n't get back and find Jeff soon it 'll be time for my last bus and I ca n't go without seeing him .
19 ( Will there be time for coffee before Crewe ?
20 ‘ It 'll soon be time for us to take control , seriously . ’
21 In just five minutes , it will be time for Keep Fighting Fit With Arnie , and some helpful advice on the maintenance of muscle implants in the elderly .
22 But , even when people have had spells of very bad illness , they may still live for many years and there will be time for them to make good plans for their children .
23 It may be time for oilmen to cheer up .
24 It will be time for something completely different on Saturday when Sid Kipper brings his simple country wisdom to the West Cliff .
25 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 .
26 It seems you are right — it may well be time for the Party to come out into the open . ’
27 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 .
28 ‘ What are you drinking ? ’ he asked , going on to apologise that he would have to leave them shortly since it would be time for his surgery .
29 Soon it would be time for the ceremony to begin : for him to walk into the darkened woods and connect his mind to that of the Whale .
30 After that it will be time for some home improvements , but not necessarily the DIY kind .
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