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

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1 This , however , needs patient cooperation , depends upon bowel frequency and for optimum results requires granulocyte purification which is time consuming .
2 Meanwhile under a tree nearby there 's time to sit and enjoy the peace of a Cotswold garden .
3 And there 's time to remember the part each played in the fight against fascism .
4 There 's time to cash it before the banks close .
5 There 's time to stop off here and there and browse around the shops .
6 if you like there 's time going along there .
7 Walking from the Regimental Headquarters to the Mess there is time to reflect on the day and think about the future .
8 There is time to put the register right .
9 There is time to visit friends and favourite places , and to please yourself about what you do and where you go .
10 Others who put off the evil day may find it helps to book a weekend away together so that there is time to talk and listen to each other and sort matters out .
11 Since these objectives have yet to be achieved , there is time to ask if they can be approached via an alternative route .
12 It can be estimated that na average of 40 in these games is the equivalent of 50 in Test cricket , where there is time to build an innings .
13 ‘ I have to visit Inspector Rose at three-thirty , but there is time to bathe as well . ’
14 For a good chance of a safe landing , the ground must be seen from at least a thousand feet so that there is time to select a field and assess the wind .
15 Any would be magnificent and there is time to knit several of them for ‘ specials ’ but I have n't said anything yet about small ‘ fun ’ presents and decorations which are so much a part of Christmas .
16 In order to help the patient learn to judge distances , you can practise crossing roads with him , pointing out how far away any oncoming traffic is , and telling the patient whether there is time to cross the road , and , if so , how much time you have to get across .
17 There was time to watch this game !
18 Gay Switchboards have passed on information to every man who phoned in , self-help groups and caring services were set up , and — when there was time to breathe — attempts were made to persuade a reluctant government that the deaths of so many gay men was an issue worthy of their attention .
19 As a result , after graduation he set out into an area of research which was more leisurely paced , where there was time to reflect and find the answers without the pressures from perpetual competition .
20 Today , on the anniversary of the surgery , there was time to reflect on its success .
21 In signing off one night , at the end of the news , there was time to mention one or two events that were being held in the region .
22 Later , when Sarella was a star of stage and screen in much demand and there was time to pick and choose the roles she was offered , it was time to think about babies and eventual ponies in the paddock , just as Marc had told her .
23 Tuathal dismounted and helped the man up , and the King himself bent over and spoke to him , for that was all there was time to do .
24 About half of the sixty-five guests had wandered through into the lecture hall , but since Anthea was due to give the address and she was still talking to the professor , there was time to spare .
25 Before re-joining the coach there was time to explore the station and sheds at Bridgnorth .
26 But though busy , there was time to swim at least twice a day in warm water , fanned by warm breezes , with an average temperature the year round of between 70° and 80° Fahrenheit , and always against a magical scenic backdrop that never ceased to enchant me .
27 Mr Deputy Speaker we on this side of the house believed then , as the bill went through committee and still believe today , that there was time had the government been more efficient in the organisation of its parliamentary business , for proper public inquiries to have been held .
28 There was time to start on the parish magazines before the school bus came , a job which had reverted to Peter because he was not good at asking people to do things he did not like doing himself .
29 There was time to rest .
30 This ensured there was time to make to love to her , an activity that would frequently fill the time as he moved from one lady 's home to another 's .
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