Example sentences of "it was [adv] [noun] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was finally time for me to pack up my tent and vanish into the summer afternoon . |
| 2 | There had not been a crisis for about six months , though , so it was clearly time for one . |
| 3 | Some signal had obviously been given , though Alexandra had not seen it , and now it was plainly time for everyone to turn and talk to their other neighbour . |
| 4 | It was nearly time for her to take up position at Ludgate Circus , but first she had to get Ruby to leave . |
| 5 | It was surely time for me to take life more seriously . |
| 6 | As McLeish had observed to a colleague at the ti me , he 'd have understood the whole performance if the solicitor in question had been going to marry either of them , but there had been no question of that , it was just obfuscation for its own sake . |
| 7 | It was now time for him to call in his battlegroup to tell his men of their achievements . |
| 8 | It was almost time for her appointment . |
| 9 | It was almost time for her mistress 's luncheon , and she went towards the back of the hall to the breakfast parlour , one of the few rooms still in use , to see if Mrs Diggory had as yet laid out the tray . |
| 10 | ‘ I meant , it was only lust for you — not that I — ’ It did n't seem to make any more sense this way . |