Example sentences of "that it [was/were] time for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I could see that it was time for me to make the tea .
2 We had several until I decided that it was time for me to sit on her lap .
3 I knew when I woke that it was time for me to return .
4 When Iris announced that it was time for them to return , Jack insisted on walking them back .
5 The beeper alarm on Diane 's watch sounded as they were driving back , the signal that it was time for her to go and collect the litterbug Jed from his minder .
6 For all his enjoyment of the work and the companionship of his team the lad was not sorry when the ground covered , about half an acre , showed that it was time for his midday snack .
7 There was once a king who decided that it was time for his son to marry .
8 Although urged by his party to remain , he thought , like a decent democrat , that it was time for someone else to have a go , and he retired at the time of the 1987 General Election .
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