Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [be] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Nearly 50 years after the 1944 Education Act it is time to bring all education provision more into line with the sort of society it would be realistic to work towards today .
2 After two weeks out in the desert it was time to take stock .
3 Once you have chosen your core it is time to consider the rest of your army .
4 He has a real medal chance so if Henley wants a local hero it 's time to pay up .
5 After lunch it was time to don the wet suits and to ‘ run the gauntlet ’ .
6 Once you have worked with Ami Pro on a given type of document for a reasonable period it is time to define your own palette for that type of document .
7 If you 're on a long run conditions may change from the top to the bottom ; and when you feel your skis biting through the top surface it 's time to head back to the piste before you break up the snow too much .
8 For those who went the distance it was time to reflect on their achievement .
9 In actuality it was Morrissey utilising his long sought-after position of power to extract a little revenge , nothing more than ‘ Look at me now , you spineless bastards ’ .
10 Returning to Switzerland for a week it was time to say our goodbyes to each other .
11 With the situation well under control it is time to return to the Company HQ .
12 I need some le er the , I wanted a carton of live yoghurt I do n't think the live yoghurt I used was any good because , for a start it was fruit flavoured , no it was n't , it was natural , but it said mild flavoured
13 I do n't think the live yoghurt I used was any good because , for a start it was fruit flavoured , no it was n't it was natural , but it said mild flavoured and I do n't think it was the proper like the Greek style really live yoghurt that would have started all the fungus growing on it .
14 But in the present case it was time to take a stand , to declare once and for all that on this occasion at least the truth was as obvious and evident as it appeared to be .
15 He tried to cover up the flutter of surprise by leaning forward and telling the driver it was time to return to New Scotland Yard .
16 In a storm it is madness to move .
17 Yeah well of course it 's bureaucracy going barmy is n't it ?
18 Well , of course , when daylight came and I of course it was midnight see when that happened and early in the morning and er , oh there was a , crowds of people coming .
19 On the PC it 's Control Shift left square bracket for the opening doubles , Control Shift right square bracket for the closing doubles .
20 The one thing it 's will had no decision in had no part in , did n't produce was it 's actual birth .
21 In this form it is brush applied to cold surfaces and therefore marketed as a cold oven cleaner .
22 Frankly , with the weather the way it was fell-walking lost its charms .
23 Once you have rented or bought your home , and you have fixed a date for your occupation it is time to sort out the essential services — gas , electricity , water , telephone .
24 For decades during the twentieth century it was heresy to give any credit to the ideas of Alfred Wegener ( 1880–1930 ) , and others before him , that the continents slowly moved in different directions over the surface of the globe .
25 As rye will grow in very cold conditions , it is probably the best catch crop for autumn and spring grazing , For this purpose it is autumn sown after wheat or barley and before roots .
26 At sunrise it 's time to go , time to swim .
27 After dinner it is time to visit the bakers , hard at work in the mobile field bakery .
28 In fact it 's wisdom comes into that
29 On the home front it was time to make new plans fo r the future .
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