Example sentences of "when [pers pn] was [noun] for the " in BNC.

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1 When it was time for the foal to be separated from its mother , the friends took the foal but no longer visited Shamrock .
2 But when it was time for the children to take their mother to the station , she drew a deep breath and said , ‘ I do my best for them , Mrs Willow .
3 Perks appeared when it was time for the 11.54 to arrive .
4 Later , when it was time for the evening meal , she entered the dining-room to find Silas and Matt seated at their corner table .
5 When it was time for the newly-weds to say goodbye , Anna behaved in a most un-Romany manner by flinging her arms about Seb and kissing him .
6 Still when it was time for the scan I was very nervous .
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