Example sentences of "[verb] the time have come [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you think the time has come to fight our enemies ? ’ |
| 2 | Law : Crucial battle for the high moral ground : As Parliament prepares to debate embryo research , Simon Lee says the time has come to approach the issues more responsibly |
| 3 | ‘ When our family shareholders decided the time had come to sell the company , they offered to sell it to the management team if we could match the price a trade bidder could pay . |
| 4 | One afternoon , a week later , I decided the time had come to stop dithering like a Victorian maiden and to write to Bill , when I got off at ten that night , asking if no news was good news . |
| 5 | Late in the afternoon , I decided the time had come to go . |
| 6 | A few moments later he shivered again , sneezed and decided the time had come to return to his mates and forget it . |
| 7 | She decided the time had come to leave the bordello , and seek lodgings somewhere in the vicinity of the Pont du Sevres . |
| 8 | 10 years ago BBC1 's Last of the Summer Wine was going strong as Foggy and Clegg decided the time had come to replace Compo 's well-worn trousers . |
| 9 | ‘ The company has been a wonderful part of my life , but I feel the time has come to permit a younger generation to take the reins . ’ |
| 10 | There were certainly those who felt the time had come to end the war , a courageous stance in view of the Imam 's known determination to keep going . |
| 11 | He knew the time had come to head directly north along the western coast and investigate Cape Wrath at last . |
| 12 | Constance knew the time had come to face the music and speak to Nora . |
| 13 | Dr Myerscough said : ‘ I have tried to put myself in the consultant 's shoes in this situation and I think his apparent instinct that he thought the time had come to induce labour was correct . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Now she feels the time has come to hand over to someone else . |
| 15 | ‘ I think the time has come to call this assignment over , ’ she said quietly . |
| 16 | You know something 's going on , we have a little surprise set up for you , and I think the time has come to let the cat out of the bag . |
| 17 | ‘ And now I think the time has come to explore a little further . ’ |
| 18 | I think the time has come to ask Meredith Putt a few questions . ’ |
| 19 | And I think the time has come to consider extra reward financially for your loyalty . |
| 20 | So much so that I think the time has come to discard those tests which have proved so elusive . |
| 21 | ‘ We have never said no to a sport since l896 but now I think the time has come to start . ’ |
| 22 | Yes , the chicken and egg syndrome is interesting because and I agree it is a viscious circle , but in fact you do n't make new omelettes unless you do break some eggs , and I think the time has come to break some eggs and I think that 's what I 'm advocating is that it will come from the teacher because the teacher is the guiding light of what happens in the classroom , and if the teacher has it in the back of their mind there will be no science , then there will be no science . |
| 23 | Yes , the chicken and egg syndrome is interesting because and I agree it is a vicious circle , but in fact you do n't make new omelettes unless you do break some eggs , and I think the time has come to break some eggs and I think that 's what I 'm advocating is that it will come from the teacher because the teacher is the guiding light of what happens in the classroom , and if the teacher has it in the back of their mind there will be no science , then there will be no science . |
| 24 | Unfortunately I think the time has come to pack your things up |
| 25 | we could actually make you a bit bit A lot better than this , and I think the time has come to adjust how we 're treating you a little bit . |