Example sentences of "[verb] that it was time for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ringing of a bell from downstairs announced that it was time for supper and Emily realized quite suddenly that she was hungry . |
| 2 | When Iris announced that it was time for them to return , Jack insisted on walking them back . |
| 3 | Down at the one-time pavilion that was now the Venetz sisters ' lakeside restaurant , Angelica Venetz had decided that it was time for the big old mallard 's appointment in duck heaven . |
| 4 | If 19 April 1023 saw expressions of anti-Danish feeling , Cnut could have decided that it was time for the situation to be defused by removing the body to Canterbury . |
| 5 | But his wife had said that it was time for an opportunity to wear something other than thick tweeds . |
| 6 | I knew when I woke that it was time for me to return . |
| 7 | I could see that it was time for me to make the tea . |
| 8 | For all his enjoyment of the work and the companionship of his team the lad was not sorry when the ground covered , about half an acre , showed that it was time for his midday snack . |
| 9 | A few anxious glances at watches showed that it was time for the invited party to take their places . |
| 10 | Campaigning under the slogan " deliverance " , the FNM emphasised that it was time for a change , given that its free-market strategy of combating recession , high unemployment and reviving the tourist based economy differed little from the PLP 's . |
| 11 | We had several until I decided that it was time for me to sit on her lap . |
| 12 | There was once a king who decided that it was time for his son to marry . |
| 13 | After walking in the relative heat for two hours , we decided that it was time for a break , and this decision was reinforced when we spotted a river which looked perfect for a quick ‘ dip ’ . |
| 14 | The fact that Black Fury had been too controversial and yet too muddled to scoop up the prizes did not mean that it was time for Warner Bros to stop being ‘ sociologically-minded ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ Look , I just felt that it was time for a change , that 's all . |
| 16 | He watched as Edna wheeled the pram back to the house , having announced that it was time for ‘ a certain person 's tea ’ . |