Example sentences of "[pron] be a time for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 well illustrates their way of thinking , ‘ There is a time for everything , a time for every occupation under heaven : a time for giving birth , dying , planting , killing , healing , knocking down , building , etc . ’ |
| 2 | There is a time for ambiguity and there is a time for action . |
| 3 | There is a time for ambiguity and there is a time for action . |
| 4 | However , there is a time for intelligent browsing , especially in bookshops and sometimes in the library also . |
| 5 | For the West , as for the Poles , there was a time for obstinate political defiance . |
| 6 | There was a time for everything — a time for eating , a time for talking , a time for writing . |
| 7 | Ellen Jebeau brought her lips tightly together and drew them inwards between her teeth before she said , with deep bitterness , ‘ I do n't know about it being a time for plain speaking , I can only say that time has shown your ingratitude for what I 've done for you over the years . ’ |
| 8 | It 's a time for few windows and we have many , and maybe it 's even a time for living in town or city with lights and movement and not just the dead nettles of the water meadow to gaze at . |
| 9 | It 's a time for that client to decide whether they wish to stay or if they want to go home . ’ |
| 10 | It 's a time for experts to be patient , practising tricks , joining the light weather races , or just sunbathing . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's a time for the local authority , community and club to work together in partnership . ’ |
| 12 | It is a time for Germanically cautious central banking . |
| 13 | When we are privileged to know this in advance ( and I think that it is wrong in nearly all cases not to tell a dying patient ) it is a time for preparation and repentance , and ultimately of acceptance . |
| 14 | To say that the UK economy is at a crossroads suggests that it is a time for important decisions to be taken leading to a change in direction . |
| 15 | It is a time for journals and diaries . |
| 16 | It is a time for faith . |
| 17 | ‘ Then , sir , ’ I exclaimed , ‘ it is a time for honesty ! ’ |
| 18 | It is a time for the Governments to act together to take charge of economics for the sake of the citizens that they , and only they , can represent . |
| 19 | It was a time for fierce tactics , not for scruples . |
| 20 | But now , it was a time for truth and Phoebe said , ‘ No . |
| 21 | ‘ It was a time for other artists . ’ |
| 22 | It was a time for being away from the cities , for reading and reflection , and being alone with nature . |
| 23 | It was a time for reflection in 1964 , when the film was released . |
| 24 | It was a time for flower power and a return to nature and the simple ways . |
| 25 | She said that it was a time for prayer and especially for prayers of protection against evil of any kind and , sending for her holy book , quoted me the following passage : |
| 26 | It was a time for thanking God that Matthew had turned his back on the badness that might have dragged him down . |
| 27 | It was a time for looking back , for appreciating the warmth and supportive atmosphere which is characteristic of Somerville and which seems to give Somervillians the confidence and enthusiasm to develop and contribute in so many different ways . |