Example sentences of "[subord] it be [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 Henry II , moreover , had performed homage while King and although it was homage for his continental possessions and not for his kingdom , this was a step to which none of his predecessors as Kings of England had ever steeled themselves .
2 Although it was policy for all children to be welcome in council provision , in reality this was highly variable .
3 The student sons and daughters of the curators wear such items on their feet and talk about Madonna and Terminator , so it 's time for a rethink .
4 And when you 've done that go home and stay there until it 's time for the evening performance . ’
5 After breakfast , we go back to our rooms and get locked up until it 's time for dinner .
6 Dressings generally should be left undisturbed until it is time for suture removal unless :
7 The welts , the abrasions and the black eyes get starker , more livid , until it is time for the women to return , in an ecstasy of distress , to the men who will suddenly heal them .
8 ‘ We were very happy together until it was time for the operation . ’
9 We avoided each other all evening until it was time for the Open University programmes .
10 Then she went out and joined the others in the playground until it was time for the lesson to begin .
11 There he was provisioned with every known variety of soft drink , and kept virtually incommunicado until it was time for him to travel to Broadcasting House .
12 ‘ We summoned the sorcerers , and we sat long nights in Council , for we knew that we dare not wait until it was time for the Ritual of the Beastline to take place ; we had to know long before that if the birth of twins into the Royal House had truly damaged the Enchantment .
13 He ate a large tea and Marjorie played snap with him until it was time for bed .
14 ‘ Of course , ’ Fabia replied , and from then until it was time for her to drive Cara to the airport she listened intently to all her sister had to impart .
15 And they used to keep them there until it was time for people to go out and then they 'd run them back up to Brid .
16 If it 's TV for kids then
17 If it 's TV for men
18 He replied , ‘ sometimes , yeah , if it 's fish for dinner ’ .
19 Well it all depends if it 's value for money because we er , we fe we felt that it 's only one day .
20 I shivered and wondered if it was time for old Shallot to disappear or go ill with ague , but I remembered my promise .
21 ‘ My father 's old housekeeper — he and she grew old together — has a daughter who needs to make money ; , she lives in Nile Street , and if you were to say that I sent you , she might well be glad to put you up till it is time for you to go to Oxford . ’
22 After 'e 'as 'is tea 'e falls asleep in that chair an' 'e 's like that till it 's time for bed .
23 Every instant of her time from when she got back from work till it was time for Emily to be tucked up in bed was devoted exclusively to her precious little daughter .
24 The US still wants its verbal support because it is cover for American policy in the Middle East , but that 's all it is .
25 Whilst it is true that the deposit is paid to the original payee because it is security for the performance of contractual obligations assumed throughout the term by the payer and because the payee is the party to whom the contract is entered into , it is , in their Lordships ' view , more realistic to regard the obligation as one entered into with the landlord qua payee rather than qua landlord …
26 Yeah , because it 's money for you to spend
27 I left before the tour was over because it was time for Mott The Hoople to come and tour and I 'd been designated as the person to take care of them , so I went off before it was over .
28 At first it were good because it were incentive for her to keep going because she 'd , you know , paid so much but toward the end , she said , it were getting ridiculous .
29 I thought that I had n't chosen to get married at all but that Syl had chosen to marry me , since it was time for him to marry and I offered no threat to the way and integrity of his life and character , and that my mother had chosen to see me wed because I was good for little else .
30 He is one of the finest hairdressers we have and there is nothing he ca n't do with hair ; whether it 's chignons for Princess Alexandra , wigs for Cher of shoots for vogue .
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