Example sentences of "it be [adv] [noun sg] for [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 But I have to admit that in the past I have been offended by people saying that it 's just formula for me to play melodies and structures that come to me very naturally .
2 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 .
3 Collins only wants a wife because he feels that in the eyes of society it is about time for him to be married and to have settled down in life .
4 It was finally time for me to pack up my tent and vanish into the summer afternoon .
5 It was nearly time for her to take up position at Ludgate Circus , but first she had to get Ruby to leave .
6 It was surely time for me to take life more seriously .
7 Helen said , ‘ It was n't time for him to be home yet . ’
8 It was now time for him to call in his battlegroup to tell his men of their achievements .
9 ‘ I meant , it was only lust for you — not that I — ’ It did n't seem to make any more sense this way .
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