Example sentences of "be [adv] time [prep] [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 And annual ; by the time they 've got themselves together it will be practically time for them to disperse .
2 He has changed his position and perhaps there is still time for him to cross the Floor before he leaves the House at the end of this Parliament .
3 I have faxed my protest to the board , there 's still time for them to change their mind .
4 ‘ But there 's still time for you to redeem yourself .
5 Well I 'm afraid it 's now time for me to send one of those boring sending off messages that everyone usually skips straight past .
6 It was finally time for me to pack up my tent and vanish into the summer afternoon .
7 When I visited Aunt Louise there was just time for us to have a meal in one of the High Street cafés before I caught the bus home .
8 As Devon Loch struggled up there was still time for him to get going again and hold off E.S.B. , but his hind legs seemed not to function and he could not move on .
9 It was nearly time for her to take up position at Ludgate Circus , but first she had to get Ruby to leave .
10 It was now time for him to call in his battlegroup to tell his men of their achievements .
11 It was surely time for me to take life more seriously .
12 The remaining void shields were doing their best to bleed hostile energies away as heat , but there was n't time for it to radiate away .
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