Example sentences of "[conj] it [be] [noun sg] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being told when you have just turned fifty that it 's time you retired does rather hurt . |
| 2 | That it 's time you stopped living in the past and started moving into the present . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ OK , so it 's honesty you want . |
| 4 | And it 's time you stopped being afraid of life . ’ |
| 5 | And it 's time you changed , my duck . |
| 6 | He began , ‘ You have been in the House fifteen years and it 's time you were promoted … and I now want you to go to the Board of Education . |
| 7 | ‘ You have n't been listening , Claudia ; we 're not parting for one moment until I find Garry — and it 's time you called me Roman . ’ |
| 8 | And her parents are dead , and her uncle is rich and influential , and for some strange reason he is quite attached to you , and Jane Postlethwaite is quite attached herself , and it 's time you got married — ’ |
| 9 | Oh yes Dan used to stand outside calling er get your nice steak or get your nice egg bun and all this , they mostly had barkers , and it was competition you see between the , there was er Smiths the pork butchers , erm Cliffs the pork butchers , that was nearly by McMillans that were I forget and there used to be Olivers shoe shop round there and a Mr used to erm I do n't know whether you 've heard of Percy , no , and erm his father used to manage it and erm behind the Angel Alley you know the Angel Alley , well that was down shop there , and then there were several maid shops and there was the erm grocers , that 's er before you turn o that 's on the same side as Street , it , is it , is it Moors in Street , there 's a hardware shop on the corner now straight in the market place ? |
| 10 | Well I , I remember once going into er a British restaurant because it was my birthday and there was trifle on the menu and trifle was some sort of weird jelly thing that was thi instead of sponge it was stale bread and I think it was sort of stewed apple and mock cream but the fact that it it was my birthday and it was trifle you know I just sort of sat there like a queen but I think I 'm sure that it tasted quite revolting . |
| 11 | If it is politics you are interested in — as distinct from government , which is something quite different — the place to look from now on is the opposition . |
| 12 | ‘ That wo n't do you any good if it 's escape you 're looking for . ’ |
| 13 | If it 's money you want , I do n't have much with me , but what I got you 're welcome to . |
| 14 | If it 's attitude you 're after , there 's gobfuls of it . |
| 15 | If it 's comfort you 're after , a padded design is the ultimate in luxury while woven cane also provides gentle support . |
| 16 | So if it 's drama you 're seeking , let's ask the Adjutant if he 's yet appointed an Entertainments Officer . ’ |
| 17 | When the edge of the knitting flat , steam it to set it ; if it 's wool you can even press it — just the very edge , not the whole rib . |
| 18 | Another point , though : if it 's paper you 're washing , make sure it 's washable and wo n't peel off if it gets damp . |
| 19 | ‘ If it 's quality you 're looking for , then I 'm your man . |
| 20 | I mean , ‘ Cripes , dear , if it was anonymity you 'd wanted you should have gone into the family tailoring business , ’ I hear you say , with some justification . |
| 21 | ‘ But it 's time you did ! ’ |
| 22 | Now this is where you go to the branch , and the branch management team stand up and bring you up to date with everything that 's happening in the company with product changes , legislation changes , yes , some of it 's boring , but it 's information you 've got to have . |