Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adv] time for [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | When I visited Aunt Louise there was just time for us to have a meal in one of the High Street cafés before I caught the bus home . |
2 | It was finally time for me to pack up my tent and vanish into the summer afternoon . |
3 | There had not been a crisis for about six months , though , so it was clearly time for one . |
4 | Some signal had obviously been given , though Alexandra had not seen it , and now it was plainly time for everyone to turn and talk to their other neighbour . |
5 | It was nearly time for her to take up position at Ludgate Circus , but first she had to get Ruby to leave . |
6 | It was surely time for me to take life more seriously . |
7 | It was now time for him to call in his battlegroup to tell his men of their achievements . |
8 | It was almost time for her appointment . |
9 | It was almost time for her mistress 's luncheon , and she went towards the back of the hall to the breakfast parlour , one of the few rooms still in use , to see if Mrs Diggory had as yet laid out the tray . |