Example sentences of "[pron] be the time for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Er it would have been better had he perhaps said , well there 's the time for the job , there 's your card , there 's all the operations listed for you , from one to sixteen or whatever it might be , and each one itemized you know , as to how long it might take . |
| 2 | oh it 's the time for violets is n't it ? |
| 3 | It is the time for Nature 's great conjuring trick , when green leaves become crimson , gold , russet and purple . |
| 4 | With that as the background , it is the time for a deep study of the philosophy underlying the system — to determine afresh what we ought to be seeking to achieve , to examine how far and in what manner the results of our present practice fall short , and to sift new ideas in order to judge which of them appear both constructive and practicable in operation . |
| 5 | I think that the hon. Gentleman will know what I mean when I say that in the context of coming towards the end of a particular available time , whether it is the time for talks or the time for a general election , there is reluctance among certain parties — and I make this remark generally — to turn their cards face upwards if there is any danger that other people will not have turned their cards face upwards by the time the whistle blows . |
| 6 | It was the time for the dissemination and transcription of stories and songs by means of travelling storytellers and poets ; many of these , like Chrétien de Troyes and certain trouvères and troubadours received royal patronage . |
| 7 | Well every bonfire night it was the time for most people to get rid of the fleas and the mattresses and er and bonfire night we used to come just right . |
| 8 | What 's the time for you please . |