Example sentences of "it be [noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To test it 's authenticity I chose a dozen snails in garlic butter to start a dish that I 'd only ever eaten in Paris before . |
| 2 | Sliwa said : ‘ If people are going to like you it 's time they know the truth . |
| 3 | It 's time they joined the game . ’ |
| 4 | He said the flights amounted to £6,000 of taxpayers ' money : ‘ It 's time they paid the money back . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It 's time we had a talk , ’ Otley said the next morning . |
| 6 | I think it 's time we had a drink . |
| 7 | That 's why I think it 's time we had a look at his flat . " |
| 8 | ‘ It 's time we had an outstanding international , ’ said the English coach who , without any sour grapes after Wales 's win at Cardiff , desperately wants to see some back play , sadly missing in most of the Five Nations games so far . |
| 9 | ‘ I think it 's time we got a few things clear . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's time we got a few things sorted out . |
| 11 | It 's time we took a load off your mind . |
| 12 | It 's time we took a stronger line with wild-eyed enthusiasts who do n't think through the full consequences of their soft-hearted feelings . |
| 13 | I feel that it 's time we made a commitment . |
| 14 | It 's time we made a man of you , aye , and time you stopped fooling with girls and halfwits . " |
| 15 | Point is , do you see , whatever your Mama might have said , point is , it 's time you had a new one . ’ |
| 16 | Perhaps it 's time you had a real rest , Buzz . ’ |
| 17 | They can Say ‘ time heals ’ or ‘ it 's time you put the past behind you ’ or ‘ you can get married again' or ‘ you can have another baby ’ . |
| 18 | Do n't you think it 's time you unbent a little ? ’ |
| 19 | It 's time you learned a bit of respect for Mr Harker 's babies — ’ jerking his head at the rumbling monsters all around them . |
| 20 | ‘ I think it 's time I made the acquaintance , ’ he said , and strode confidently over to the entry hatch on the side , umbrella readied for knocking . |
| 21 | ‘ I think , ’ said Owen , ‘ it 's time I had a word with Mordecai . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Maybe it 's time I learned a little more about you , about what makes you tick . |
| 23 | ‘ I thought to myself , Martha must be growing up now , it 's time she left the country and came to live with me and go to a good school . ’ |
| 24 | Well I 'm not sure I mean it 's interest I mean the the Council erm with another the Council looked upon attendances of the things Council do and many people who use the facilities in Harlow will argue we do n't get anything like this where we live and we always find it like that you know it 's that sort of mentality where people in Harlow may or may not say well course you get it in Harlow we expect it it 's just there it just saves we know it 's getting them people to use it but I talk to people I 'm sure people who live in Harlow or the Council to people and Harlow people tend to think well yes yes it 's all with always it 's always there . |
| 25 | Perhaps it is time we had a choice between parties which agree that liberal free-market economics are here to stay . |
| 26 | Does he agree that it is time we had a real clampdown on the possession of firearms throughout society , remembering that the problem will not be cured unless the Home Office takes strenuous action in relation to the legal as well as the illegal holding of firearms ? |
| 27 | It is time we take an honest look at what we do , how we do it and who we do it with , and learn to minimise the risks we take . |
| 28 | It is time we applied the same reasoning to all . |
| 29 | I do that it is time we updated the white paper . |
| 30 | ‘ Perhaps it is time we discussed the rules that will govern the unfortunate time we spend together until I return you to Milano tomorrow . ’ |