Example sentences of "[vb past] it be [adv] time [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | It had been in his possession for quite a while and Broomhead felt it was about time he sold the thing . |
2 | ‘ I thought it was about time I made another . ’ |
3 | Maisie Dougall had been listening to her friends going on and she thought it was about time she made a contribution . |
4 | ‘ We thought it was about time it came again . ’ |
5 | We , we , we said it 's about time they grew potatoes in that field |
6 | I said it 's about time somebody started on these kids I mean the been a television programme this morning about people living in their homes afraid of going out because they 're getting molested and and robbed , and one thing and another ! |
7 | I said it 's about time you started looking after yourself and not bothering about ! |
8 | He took stick from everyone his mates said it was about time they had a good laugh . |
9 | She said it was about time I started bringin' in some dosh , ‘ specially now the ole man 's on short time . |