Example sentences of "it be time [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 After that I made a habit of sending Timmy upstairs ahead of me when it 's time to go to bed .
2 It 's time to go to bed , ’ she said to the children .
3 Then it 's time to slide into bed for a few hours ' sleep , to be woken once again for a patrol that will signal the start of a new day .
4 Now it 's time to retire as Captain
5 At 7pm , it 's time to change for dinner at 8.15 prompt .
6 It is time to take into account the feelings and views of the ‘ natives ’ and to make it quite clear that anyone who does not want to be part of the family should n't come to the house .
7 Now it is time to focus in detail upon your description .
8 Instead he read a paper he 'd bought in Trieste and forgotten to throw away , immersing himself in a debate over the council 's delay in resurfacing the streets in an outlying zone of the city until it was time to go to work .
9 It was time to go to bed .
10 But when it was time to go to bed , Catherine put her arms round her father 's neck to say goodnight , and immediately screamed , ‘ Oh , he 's dead , Heathcliff !
11 She yawned , and decided it was time to go to bed .
12 Amiss had a fruitless stab at trying to imagine Joan , Kate or Mary tumbling with Ramsbum and then wisely concluded that it was time to go to bed .
13 The BX 4x4 Estate , yesterday a safari vehicle , became today a Grand Tourer as we made our farewell circuit through picturesque villages and bustling market towns until we arrived at the old spa resort of Buxton , said to be the highest town in England , where we had , reluctantly , to admit that it was time to head for home .
14 The BX 4×4 Estate , yesterday a safari vehicle , became today a Grand Tourer as we made our farewell circuit through picturesque villages and bustling market towns until we arrived at the old spa resort of Buxton , said to be the highest town in England , where we had reluctantly to admit that it was time to head for home .
15 After that it was time to change for dinner — to shine but not to shriek .
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