Example sentences of "[pron] be time he " in BNC.

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1 Even while he admired Nona and loved her , there were times he wanted to say : ‘ Look , Nona , there is this thing you have to take into account between us . ’
2 Listen , Bill — the boy 's been training for a few weeks , and it 's time he did some work .
3 ‘ But surely it 's time he was here … ’
4 It 's time he came home to me .
5 It 's time he was put down .
6 It 's time he was a little more than a fiancé , in my opinion .
7 Now some of his players are saying it 's time he came clean and declared his intentions .
8 in the summer I usually get him some trainers er cheap , the cheapest trainers anyway , but I mean yes it 's time he has them .
9 Modest , charitable in his judgments , never censorious , Jim may be thought to carry tolerance almost too far ( it is time he was convicted of some venial fault ) .
10 It is time he was out .
11 It is time he responded and paid compensation to those farmers , and allowed them to get on with earning their livelihood , instead of telling them that there is nothing for them from the Ministry of Agriculture .
12 Vinnie decides it is time he spoke .
13 Said it was time he did , meaning Maurice had so many kids and … well , you can get the message . ’
14 Philip knew it was time he was getting back .
15 But he had a lot to carry and it was time he went .
16 After more than ten years he decided that it was time he retrieved some of the money , so from 1921 to 1923 he put the wages of his chauffeur on Arsenal 's expense account and in 1926 charged the club £125 for hiring , over two years , a motor car .
17 ‘ Just a minute , ’ chipped in Dominic , deciding it was time he made his contribution .
18 Dalgliesh felt that it was time he contributed something to the speculation .
19 He decided it was time he improved his Test record in 1989 when England were mauled at home by the Australians and he lost his wicket several times to Terry Alderman .
20 ‘ I will not tolerate dissent , ’ said referee ‘ Jersey Joe ’ Walcott , who told the other chief offender Moin that it was time he ‘ grew up ’ .
21 The Collector knew it was time he hurried downstairs … he had expected that something like this would happen , but not so quickly .
22 That boy needed a lesson — well , perhaps it was time he got one .
23 She told Sam it was time he was in bed , but without conviction .
24 It was time he started getting mad with the freakster and the clever boy .
25 It was time he came down to earth with a bump , she thought , literally .
26 She relayed several more messages , conveying by her voice that she thought it was time he appeared in his office .
27 The sun was beginning to set , it was time he was gone .
28 Perhaps it was time he told Corbett so .
29 ‘ Have you any notion who might have killed him , Inspector ? ’ said the Bishop , clearly feeling that , if matters were getting down to fundamentals , it was time he played a part .
30 The RSPCA described French as callous and inept and it was time he got his comeuppance .
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