Example sentences of "it [be] [noun sg] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh it 's lunchtime for most people is n't it ? |
| 2 | BY crossing the Irish line six times at Twickenham , England in one fell swoop exceeded the total number of ties scored last year when winning the Grand Slam — and it 's time for this columnist to eat humble pie , after criticising England , along with the other Home Unions , for inferior standards of back play to Southern Hemisphere sides . |
| 3 | It 's time to say the Irish problem is not impossible , it can be settled between the two sovereign governments , it 's time for these people to stop saying , Ulster says no , that is no solution . |
| 4 | Anyway , it 's time for another deputy 's manifesto . |
| 5 | Not everyone has the same tastes , remember — some people do n't like reading long text messages like those in Nythyhel , but perhaps it 's time for another game with a strong storyline . |
| 6 | It is death for all mutineers in England . |
| 7 | With everything running safely now , it is time for another trip to the shop to get your plants . |
| 8 | It is time for some changes . ’ |
| 9 | Reacting to the killings , the Nobel Peace Prize winner , Desmond Tutu , the Anglican archbishop of Cape Town , said it demonstrated it was time for all South Africa 's politicians ‘ for goodness sake to get off your butts and get on with the business of getting a new constitution for this country . |
| 10 | It was time for more cappuccino and a cheering change of topic . |
| 11 | There is a story , apocryphal no doubt , told by his friends that Bernard , having decided it was time for another move , walked into the offices of a prestigious estate agents one Saturday to see what was available . |
| 12 | Halfway through the morning , once the hens had been fed , and the tomatoes in the greenhouse watered , it was time for another meal . |
| 13 | Later Macmillan was reputed to have defended his decision in a sentence which is likely to be authentic because it has the Macmillan ring : ‘ I thought we had had enough of Martha and it was time for some Mary. , |
| 14 | But now it was time for some wheeling and dealing . |
| 15 | Although it was policy for all children to be welcome in council provision , in reality this was highly variable . |
| 16 | It was routine for all factories to have fire watchers , and Stoddards , like many others , had their fire watchers ' hut on the roof . |