Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [be] time [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leith and Sebastian had been in their flat a month when Sebastian declared it was time they had a flat-warming party . |
| 2 | I figured it was time I interrupted the monologue . |
| 3 | her uncle and aunt decided it was time she took a husband , their choice for her being Manfro Draper , a posh-rat like herself . |
| 4 | Jessamy woke up on the morning of her twenty-fourth birthday and decided it was time she put her life in order . |
| 5 | how you can persist in being so utterly incompetent bewilders me , and so while indulging in a little light entertainment in the ZZAP ! offices ( brutally torturing the staff for being human ) I decided it was time I found a solution to the problem . |
| 6 | I just decided it was time I … knew more . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've always been very aware that I needed to give something back after this experience and when I read about the appeal for people prepared to give homes to the Bosnians , I decided it was time I stepped in . ’ |
| 8 | He decided it was time he improved his Test record in 1989 when England were mauled at home by the Australians and he lost his wicket several times to Terry Alderman . |
| 9 | ‘ I felt it was time you had your own . ’ |
| 10 | Philip knew it was time he was getting back . |
| 11 | The Collector knew it was time he hurried downstairs … he had expected that something like this would happen , but not so quickly . |
| 12 | ‘ Because my aunt — Emily 's mother — thought it was time we … ’ he gestured to Emily , who was peeling off her eggshell , ‘ … time we met . ’ |
| 13 | I thought it was time you got involved in it too , my friend . |
| 14 | She relayed several more messages , conveying by her voice that she thought it was time he appeared in his office . |
| 15 | His bosses thought it was time he got back into |
| 16 | The way things were going I thought it was time I had a slit trench to dive into . |
| 17 | Reading Mary Bailey 's article this month , which is both a celebration of seven years of service to the hobby , and a cry from the heart to help her to help you , I thought it was time I promoted , explained and outlined our superb readers ' query service . |
| 18 | ‘ I thought it was time I began looking like a human being , ’ she snapped . |
| 19 | She said it was time something was done . |
| 20 | Carrie was afraid at first that Albert would despise such a babyish pastime but he seemed to enjoy it as much as Nick did , shouting with laughter when he tripped over bumps in the ice and not wanting to stop , even when she said it was time they were going . |
| 21 | Prime Minister Paias Wingti , questioned in parliament on the need for continued links with Britain , said it was time his country reviewed its constitution after 17 years of independence . |
| 22 | Said it was time he did , meaning Maurice had so many kids and … well , you can get the message . ’ |
| 23 | Just as well you agreed to go quietly when Kenneth suggested it was time you went to bed ; though apparently he and Hamish practically had to carry you upstairs , and the whole way up you were muttering something vile about Lewis being thrown naked into a tub of starving Elephant Leeches . ’ |