Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] it be [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end of his campaign Ortega announced that it was time to " put away the olive green " ( the colour of the Sandinista Army uniform ) and expressed the hope that the electoral process would " open a new chapter in co-operation between the USA and Nicaragua " . |
| 2 | The ringing of a bell from downstairs announced that it was time for supper and Emily realized quite suddenly that she was hungry . |
| 3 | When Iris announced that it was time for them to return , Jack insisted on walking them back . |
| 4 | The survey revealed that it is women over the age of 45 and largely in the middle class AB and C1 social brackets who are addicted to detective series . |
| 5 | In that same year Welford Beaton argued that it was people like clerks who made up the bulk of the great movie audience and that they went to the cinema for inspiration . |
| 6 | Robbie recognised that it was time to back down . |
| 7 | In the subsequent show report , I proclaimed that it was love at first sight and when I heard that a new model was in the offing which would , the company told me , prove to be their most eye-catching to date , I pestered them for weeks until they sent me one for review . |
| 8 | I knew when I woke that it was time for me to return . |
| 9 | In 1988 a visiting colleague from the Royal Ulster Constabulary asked if it was part of my role in Systems Development Department to comment on such essays . |
| 10 | Friedman and Schwartz , however , claimed that it was changes in the nominal money supply which caused changes in money national income ( recall the mechanism described in Chapter 21 ) and , once again , they appealed to empirical evidence to support their view . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | A few anxious glances at watches showed that it was time for the invited party to take their places . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Melissa decided that it was time to be sensible and practical . |
| 15 | We had several until I decided that it was time for me to sit on her lap . |
| 16 | There was once a king who decided that it was time for his son to marry . |
| 17 | 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 ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ Look , I just felt that it was time for a change , that 's all . |
| 19 | Many people feel that that constituted a deliberate attempt by the city council to block Goodwood road , even though the council knew that it was part of the long-planned eastern relief road . |
| 20 | Oh , yes , yes , but there there was certainly a time when , er universities , schools and even business companies , thought that it was part of their erm , their way of supporting society in general , that they gave time to go out and give talks . |
| 21 | Perks appeared when it was time for the 11.54 to arrive . |
| 22 | She already had grave doubts about the propriety of letting him buy her things , but accepted that it was part of the deal of being his supposed girlfriend . |
| 23 | I shivered and wondered if it was time for old Shallot to disappear or go ill with ague , but I remembered my promise . |