Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [noun sg] for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 And annual ; by the time they 've got themselves together it will be practically time for them to disperse .
2 But I have to admit that in the past I have been offended by people saying that it 's just formula for me to play melodies and structures that come to me very naturally .
3 He has changed his position and perhaps there is still time for him to cross the Floor before he leaves the House at the end of this Parliament .
4 I have faxed my protest to the board , there 's still time for them to change their mind .
5 ‘ But there 's still time for you to redeem yourself .
6 Well I 'm afraid it 's now time for me to send one of those boring sending off messages that everyone usually skips straight past .
7 It was finally time for me to pack up my tent and vanish into the summer afternoon .
8 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 .
9 Time was now important to him : it had been a lazy year and , as he had told Levy , there was still work for him to do .
10 There was still food for them to eat and Mrs Rundle was still there .
11 As Devon Loch struggled up there was still time for him to get going again and hold off E.S.B. , but his hind legs seemed not to function and he could not move on .
12 It was nearly time for her to take up position at Ludgate Circus , but first she had to get Ruby to leave .
13 It was now time for him to call in his battlegroup to tell his men of their achievements .
14 It was surely time for me to take life more seriously .
15 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 .
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