Example sentences of "it was time [to-vb] the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Equipped with such information , I decided it was time to hit the streets .
2 Down to his last few hundred dollars , and with nothing but the good offices of a public defender standing between him and the octopus , it was time to evacuate the hostages .
3 It was time to re-draw the boundaries .
4 After the finals it was time to pick the redcurrants and raspberries , which was no one 's favourite job , but the consolation of the thought of summer puddings , not just in summer but all the year round , goaded us on , because if there exists a more ambrosial delight I do n't know of it .
5 We were airborne again , only three hours to Perth Australia and it was time to annoy the stewardesses .
6 Waverley 's opening statement came from vice-chair Michele Munro , who said the trust board felt it was time to offer the benefits former Scottish Homes tenants in the Borders had enjoyed with Waverley for the last four years to Tweeddale tenants .
7 Along at Moness House James Flemyng and his wife looked at each other apprehensively and wondered if it was time to bar the shutters .
8 Now , however , it was time to tie the tits down again before her mother threw a blue fit .
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