Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [adv] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's really time you snapped out of it , whatever it is , ’ said Michael in the lounge later . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , ’ Alyssia jumped in , ‘ it 's really time you left , André . |
| 3 | It 's really time you learnt to take no for an answer . ’ |
| 4 | Given the prevalence of graphical presentation , it is surely time that the ASB addressed this issue . |
| 5 | And it is surely time that the relatively under-resourced areas of England had a fairer allocation of resources to help fight their manifestly worse health and survival chances . |
| 6 | It is surely time that the old style of letter , ‘ Your patient is doing well and should continue on the same treatment , ’ was consigned to the history books . |
| 7 | It is surely time that students , as adults in part responsible for their own higher education , were formally accorded the rights and academic respect they deserve , and the social relations between teacher and taught were made more equal . |
| 8 | It is surely time that this process was reversed : cheap capital should be allowed to lead to higher productivity , which in its turn should push a liberated sterling upwards . |
| 9 | It is probably time that this was reconsidered ; in secondary schools it has led to absurdities like the daily dose , the thirty-five minute lesson , and the conviction that , though all subjects are theoretically equal ( hence the standard four period per week allocation ) some ( English and maths ) are more equal than others , and need a longer allocation . |
| 10 | This is probably the most frequently heard sound experienced by people who are new to badger watching and if you do hear it , it is probably time quietly to get up and go home . |
| 11 | It is indeed time that the functions of both English and American literature were taken over by younger and better men . |
| 12 | For it is indeed time some party concerned itself with all those intangible forms of wealth that can not be included in anything called so appropriately the gross national product . |