Example sentences of "[subord] it [be] [noun] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There he was provisioned with every known variety of soft drink , and kept virtually incommunicado until it was time for him to travel to Broadcasting House . |
| 2 | ‘ Of course , ’ Fabia replied , and from then until it was time for her to drive Cara to the airport she listened intently to all her sister had to impart . |
| 3 | ‘ My father 's old housekeeper — he and she grew old together — has a daughter who needs to make money ; , she lives in Nile Street , and if you were to say that I sent you , she might well be glad to put you up till it is time for you to go to Oxford . ’ |
| 4 | Yeah , because it 's money for you to spend |
| 5 | At first it were good because it were incentive for her to keep going because she 'd , you know , paid so much but toward the end , she said , it were getting ridiculous . |
| 6 | I thought that I had n't chosen to get married at all but that Syl had chosen to marry me , since it was time for him to marry and I offered no threat to the way and integrity of his life and character , and that my mother had chosen to see me wed because I was good for little else . |
| 7 | whether it 's kind of him to keep her there |
| 8 | exactly the same with socks , the blend of wool or nylon , er , just pure wool or nylon or whatever whether it 's cotton in it , all these things type of shirts and that , the strengths of the cloths feeling it , telling you that 'll wash well that 'll last |
| 9 | He thought of Julian in her drab housewife 's gown , with her still , tense body and her hungry eyes , and he said , hardly knowing why , or whether it was mischief in him or mercy : ‘ If you need me , apply to the girl . |
| 10 | He must be able to stamp his authority not only on his team but on the peloton as a whole , directing the whole tenor of the race before it is time for him to go to the front and win . |
| 11 | From long experience he knew the hangover would pass before it was time for him to stalk on stage and rebuke Hamlet for grieving overmuch for his father . |
| 12 | And he was always up before it was time for her to call him . |
| 13 | They look out of the windows when it 's time for me to come home . |
| 14 | When it 's time for you to go , then you must go . |
| 15 | When it was time for them to go , she rolled up the carpet full of soil and put it in her bedroom . |
| 16 | Sarah refused to think about the inevitable separation from Corrie when it was time for her to be returned to the Foundling Hospital . |
| 17 | When it was time for her to leave , he walked out into the sun to open the driveway gates . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've been very pleased to meet you , ’ Mother said to the old gentleman , when it was time for him to leave . |
| 19 | ‘ When it was time for me to fire the very pistol , I had to get up from the wireless operator 's seat and had to move my parachute — which was always as close to my feet as possible and instead of lifting it up by the canvas carrying handle , I lifted it up by the metal handle ( the rip cord ) and so had a bundle of silk to get out of the way . |
| 20 | ‘ I believed her when she assured me I would meet someone much more suitable when it was time for me to get married . ’ |
| 21 | eyes on before and when it was time for me to go to bed I would be encouraged not made |
| 22 | I 've got to go now as it 's time for me to get my new dresses fitted . |