Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pers pn] be [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leith and Sebastian had been in their flat a month when Sebastian declared it was time they had a flat-warming party . |
| 2 | He had a winging moustache and a goatee beard but he moved tentatively , uncertainly , and Melanie guessed it was Finn who worked him . |
| 3 | Graham reckons it 's time his side went gunning for trophies again — starting with today 's clash against Chelsea . |
| 4 | I think this is clearly Miller 's main use for the character of Alfieri and he tries to make this more realistic by making Alfieri a lawyer though I do not think that this is done very well as Alfieri does not say anything which would justify him being a lawyer as all Eddie asks him are things he would have asked anyone though perhaps he asked him because he was a ‘ lawyer ’ and he respected this and knew he would get confidentiality . |
| 5 | Philip knew it was time he was getting back . |
| 6 | Liberal leader Paddy Ashdown believes it is time she coughed up . |
| 7 | But yesterday McLean said it was Burgess who had been kicking and stamping on the victim . |
| 8 | Wilkie said it was Alexander she ought to talk to about Van Gogh and Hodgkiss said Alexander was an excellent example of what he was talking about , the effect of this light , the difficulty of fixing colours . |
| 9 | Just as well you agreed to go quietly when Kenneth suggested it was time you went to bed ; though apparently he and Hamish practically had to carry you upstairs , and the whole way up you were muttering something vile about Lewis being thrown naked into a tub of starving Elephant Leeches . ’ |