Example sentences of "it [was/were] time for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Then it was time for practical advice . |
| 3 | It was time for second lot . |
| 4 | It was time for second lot . |
| 5 | Dr Hendron said it was time for political talks to be re-activated . |
| 6 | It was time for more cappuccino and a cheering change of topic . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Halfway through the morning , once the hens had been fed , and the tomatoes in the greenhouse watered , it was time for another meal . |
| 9 | I shivered and wondered if it was time for old Shallot to disappear or go ill with ague , but I remembered my promise . |
| 10 | 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. , |
| 11 | But now it was time for some wheeling and dealing . |