Example sentences of "[coord] it be about [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a profession and it 's about time they started to act like professionals . ’ |
| 2 | He said , ‘ We 've been through all this before and it 's about time they were getting things right . |
| 3 | Two Chinese teachers have just graduated from an international centre in Hebrew They say both China and Israel have ancient traditions , and it 's about time they got to know more about each other . |
| 4 | The music industry is a rip-off and it 's about time something is done about it ! |
| 5 | We can do without anybody but this movement in that document , and it 's about time somebody starts listening . |
| 6 | A case of bread and circuses , and it 's about time someone said it for the rave generation . |
| 7 | Government and hospitals are not opting out of the N H S at all , they are every much of it a as part of the Health Service as they every have been and you all know that and it 's about time you stopped saying it . |
| 8 | ‘ I was being sarcastic , as well you know , and it 's about time you knew that Steve and I are n't — . ’ |
| 9 | I if you do n't like the sound of it Mrs then I 'm sorry for you but this is what democracy is all about and it is about time you listened to what people have to say . |
| 10 | I had n't been to the dump for a while , and it was about time I went to see what the good folk of Porteneil had thrown out . |
| 11 | He had caused enough turmoil over the years and it was about time he was taught the rights and wrongs of life . |
| 12 | And it was about time she started making a few waves , she told herself firmly . |
| 13 | ‘ But it 's about time there was some breakfast on the table . |