Example sentences of "be [art] time [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But tonight there had been no time to get the cheese or sardines or cold ham that made his evening meal ; Sean never liked to cook in his bedsit above the premises of Hogan 's lest the smell of food linger and be deemed offensive . |
| 2 | It now seemed to be the time to put the plan into action ; the frustration and anger following Auque 's and Normandin 's release was the final shove I needed . |
| 3 | Now would be the time to put the debate on a more rational and realistic basis . |
| 4 | In the West country waterside living offers a similar breadth of choice , and with the market approaching its low water mark , now might be the time to take the plunge . |
| 5 | If rates do go lower , it will be by a marginal ½%-1%,; so now could be the time to take the plunge . |
| 6 | Now is the time to put the case for a special banding system for London . |
| 7 | That is the time to abandon the project . |
| 8 | ‘ Simple justice and commercial logic suggest that now is the time to remove the handcuffs from the ferry companies . ’ |
| 9 | Surely now just months before the Cornmill is due to open is the time to ensure the town 's assets such as easy town centre car parking are in good working order . |
| 10 | WHATEVER your dream of living by the water in the West Country , now is the time to make the move . |
| 11 | Now is the time to prepare the way for possible new opportunities for the future . |
| 12 | As the days get shorter and light levels start to fade , September is the time to begin the process of easing your houseplants into their winter rest period . |
| 13 | Now is the time to identify the constants and protect them . |
| 14 | That is the time to get the thing out of the house and take up evening classes in deep-sea diving . |
| 15 | I would say to them that now is the time to contact the police . |
| 16 | West Country Living : Now 's the time to take the plunge at the water 's edge The property price fall is worst of all where waves are in view , Marcus Palliser finds |
| 17 | ‘ Now 's the time to roll the barrel , |
| 18 | The turn of a decade is a time to reassess the past and re-think the future . |
| 19 | ‘ Her Ladyship 's started in labour , though she 's not due for another couple of weeks and there 's no time to get the doctor and nurse from Malton , by the look of things . ’ |
| 20 | They were told , now was the time to find the courage to stand up to terrorists , |
| 21 | Now was the time to straighten the accounts . |
| 22 | Now was the time to attack the bombers , as they pulled out of their dives , snaking low over the water , slow and cumbersome . |
| 23 | All the Brownies shook their heads , and they really began to look glum until Trusty reminded them that being miserable did n't mend anything and that now , if ever , was the time to keep the Brownie smile showing . |
| 24 | Yet if ever there was a time to put the record straight , this is it . |
| 25 | For him it was a time to remember the brave who risked life and limb for adventure ; for knowledge and for Britain . |
| 26 | For him it was a time to remember the brave who risked life and limb for adventure ; for knowledge and for Britain . |
| 27 | Obviously it was a time to reconsider the issue of widening both sets of locks . |
| 28 | But there was no time to admire the view , no time for more than a swift impression of airiness and light , of deep , comfortable furniture in maize-coloured linen , before she closed the door quickly . |
| 29 | Flying in the face of the facts , he prophesied that the economic crisis was so close that there was no time to build the party : the RCP must join the Labour Party , whose working class members , given Trotskyist leadership , would become revolutionary under the pressure of events . |
| 30 | He could be absolutely guaranteed to report to Fagg in the morning that a servant had been out of bounds , and this was no time to get the sack . |