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

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1 made the evening quite memorable — i guess sunderland are not too popular up in newcastle ehh ? what about leeds — equally hated ? actually — to the newcastle fans credit — i was hearing words like ‘ that 's futballing class ’ when liverpool from time to time delivered the goods … ruddock of course got booh 's every time he was near the ball …
2 Once the new curriculum was underway , the predominant concern of the department was the time it was taking to cover the syllabus .
3 Winter is the time everyone wants their summer collections shooting ; Miami is an exciting location and the light is great . ’
4 So they wo n't do that , and of course it 's and the main thing that costs is the transport is every time you go on a bus you 're down to whatever it is two hundred pounds , and because of the two areas that we use , I mean we 're not gon na , I mean I do n't really know
5 One of his red-letter days was the time we took him for his first ride in our newly acquired Rolls-Royce .
6 The disadvantages are the time it takes to build , and if you 're employing a builder , the cost — likely to be several thousand pounds for even a simple single garage .
7 The day before opening night was the time they all dreaded .
8 For Griffiths-Jones the lag was the time it took his words to leave his mouth and hit the pages of the newspapers .
9 One sign that the marriage was in trouble was the time he spent giving after-dinner speeches recently .
10 In practical terms the main difficulty with individual exemptions is the time it may take the Commission to process a notification and grant exemptions .
11 Larry covers ‘ working-class sport for the working classes ’ , one of his classics being the time he reported on the local-government elections in Westminster .
12 ‘ You are being very naughty , ’ McAllister whispered back , pretending to be severe , ‘ and the only thing that I can say in your favour is that I am in nearly as bad a way as you are , and know exactly how you feel — but be patient , it can not be long now , ’ for she knew that once the bazaar was over , and she was at last able to tell him the truth , they could go ahead with their marriage plans , the only delaying thing being the time it would take Mama and Papa to cross the Atlantic .
13 The longest sequence of required activities is the time it will take if no adjustments are made .
14 The problem with writing large amounts of text is the time it takes to proof read the final document .
15 ( The half-life of a radioactive isotope is the time it takes for half of the radioactivity to disappear as the isotope decays ) .
16 The expenditure is the time you use for everything except private study .
17 Mornings is the time I hear them most .
18 A chuchet storm was the time we were just in from April when the peesies were laying and there 'd just a come a flurry of snow .
19 ‘ I mean , what time is the time they do it .
20 The difference between a propeller plane and a jet is the time it takes to apply power .
21 Now the best remembered sporting connection is the time they persuaded Sir Matt Busby to judge the flower show .
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