Example sentences of "[that] it be [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's afternoon keep saying that it 's afternoon it 's morning to me this afternoon pick up your phone and give me a ring now O nine O four six four one six four one . |
| 2 | You 're forgetting that it 's Hilary you would have to turn to if you want me taken out . |
| 3 | I feel that it 's time we made a commitment . |
| 4 | Being told when you have just turned fifty that it 's time you retired does rather hurt . |
| 5 | That it 's time you stopped living in the past and started moving into the present . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ No — but you dropped a dirty big hint that it 's time I was married , ’ he snapped tersely . |
| 7 | The trouble is that it 's frogs we 're talking about here . |
| 8 | ‘ But what you do n't understand is that it 's Leo I 'm doing it for . ’ |
| 9 | Although that has meant that not much can be done , in principle it is a good idea in that it forces underwater sites to compete with land sites for funding , and tends to keep the attention on the point that it is archaeology we are talking about . |
| 10 | We are in danger of forgetting that it is God we are talking about : the God who created us , the God who sustains us and has sovereign rights over us . |
| 11 | Does he agree that it is time we had a real clampdown on the possession of firearms throughout society , remembering that the problem will not be cured unless the Home Office takes strenuous action in relation to the legal as well as the illegal holding of firearms ? |
| 12 | She may appear to become quite self= centred , and those who have been doing all they can to help her may become exasperated and tempted to hint that it is time she tried to ‘ pull herself together ’ , for by then they too will be feeling the strain . |
| 13 | He picked up the sharp knife once more with a frown and growled at the meat as he diced it , imagining that it was Bessie he was carving up . |
| 14 | The editor knew nothing of the story of Boyd 's promotion , about to be featured in the financial section , and she said firmly that it was Henry she wanted . |
| 15 | Each time we went to bed , you 'd realize that it was Andrew I wanted to lay with . |
| 16 | It always makes me think because last time we saw an accident like that it was Penny you know what I mean ? |
| 17 | Already the warmth was draining from the air and he knew that it was time they were moving . |
| 18 | It seemed to Annie that no sooner had Tamar arrived in the market hall , than Goodison was by her side , suggesting that it was time they started off for home . |
| 19 | At last the golden afternoon was over , and Robbie heard with regret Fen 's decree that it was time they returned to Water Gypsy . |
| 20 | And erm we 've got this big rally er which a fortnight ago Julie suggested that we had a rally I think she thought er you know that it was time we a the public profile up sort of thing . |
| 21 | That 's how I used to act , until I realized it was just a sham and I decided that it was time I was honest with myself . |
| 22 | With the greatest of reluctance , I decided that it was time I bought myself another detector . |
| 23 | After more than ten years he decided that it was time he retrieved some of the money , so from 1921 to 1923 he put the wages of his chauffeur on Arsenal 's expense account and in 1926 charged the club £125 for hiring , over two years , a motor car . |
| 24 | Dalgliesh felt that it was time he contributed something to the speculation . |
| 25 | ‘ I will not tolerate dissent , ’ said referee ‘ Jersey Joe ’ Walcott , who told the other chief offender Moin that it was time he ‘ grew up ’ . |
| 26 | He crouched still for a time after that , for there was no haste , and now that it was time he found himself afraid ; there might be something to lose there , as well as something to find . |
| 27 | Dame Sybil earned her everlasting gratitude by suggesting that it was time she retire . |
| 28 | Then she discovered that it was Travis she had to thank that the news of her engagement to his cousin was all over Vasey 's , as , still smiling , he stated , ‘ Hope you do n't mind , Naylor , but I came in earlier to have a quick word with Leith , and could n't resist telling her assistant that a possible reason for Leith being late this morning could be her getting engaged to you at the weekend . ’ |