Example sentences of "[subord] it be time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | And when you 've done that go home and stay there until it 's time for the evening performance . ’ |
| 3 | After breakfast , we go back to our rooms and get locked up until it 's time for dinner . |
| 4 | She snoozes until it 's time to be fed , |
| 5 | Dressings generally should be left undisturbed until it is time for suture removal unless : |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The horse is kept locked up in a stable until it is time to be exhibited for the potential buyer or judge — or mare owner if the horse is a stallion standing at stud . |
| 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 | I shivered and wondered if it was time for old Shallot to disappear or go ill with ague , but I remembered my promise . |
| 17 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 18 | After 'e 'as 'is tea 'e falls asleep in that chair an' 'e 's like that till it 's time for bed . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | He must be able to stamp his authority not only on his team but on the peloton as a whole , directing the whole tenor of the race before it is time for him to go to the front and win . |
| 23 | From long experience he knew the hangover would pass before it was time for him to stalk on stage and rebuke Hamlet for grieving overmuch for his father . |
| 24 | And he was always up before it was time for her to call him . |
| 25 | When it 's time for a break , try the TQ Café for hot and cold drinks and light snacks . |
| 26 | When it 's time for a pork dinner — and pork is practically the only source of protein for these people — the men play their part in the pig/human relationship and make the kill , or several kills . |
| 27 | They look out of the windows when it 's time for me to come home . |
| 28 | When it 's time for you to go , then you must go . |
| 29 | When it 's time for a recharge on the retreat It can be a break from stressful routine or the pursuit of inner calm , says Aileen Little |
| 30 | When it is time for recreation , he sets aside his regal dignity for a moment , and is in such a humour that his condescension can not be criticised , his severity can not be called bloodthirsty . |