Example sentences of "[pers pn] be about time i [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's about time I hoovered that dump . |
| 2 | I think it 's about time I went back home . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's about time I went to the dogs again . |
| 4 | I 'll try to spare you that , but I guess it 's about time I came clean and admitted it 's by no means a one-man show . |
| 5 | I was hoping there was , cos it 's about time I got back home — it 's getting pretty late . |
| 6 | Anyway , we 've finished all we can eat of this Cambozola , and the wine bottle is only good for sticking candles in , and we are still sitting on the carpet lit by one small lamp somewhere over in the corner , and she keeps filling in the pauses by staring into my eyes as if she 's checking I do n't wear false eyelashes , and I start to think it 's about time I got up off the floor . |
| 7 | I think it 's about time I got my share of the |
| 8 | ‘ And I think it 's about time I played one … ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You know I really think it 's about time I took up smoking again , gentlemen . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It 's about time I took a stroll round the club . |
| 11 | ‘ I think it 's about time I had a talk with her . ’ |
| 12 | Actually it 's about time I had a cup of tea . |
| 13 | It 's about time I washed these , they 've got all , you 've stuck them all up . |
| 14 | ‘ Anyway , I 've been so lucky in life I reckon it 's about time I started giving something back — and the club 's the perfect place to do it . ’ |
| 15 | On the awkward leg some of the worst reasons for tacking are : ‘ It 's about time I did one . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I just think it 's about time I moved on , you know . |
| 17 | ‘ My dear , since you will be taking over next week , I think it is about time I explained our system for dealing with our more special customers . |
| 18 | ‘ I thought it was about time I made another . ’ |
| 19 | After reading some of the criticisms from readers in the past few months I felt that it was about time I wrote in . |
| 20 | I had n't been to the dump for a while , and it was about time I went to see what the good folk of Porteneil had thrown out . |
| 21 | She said it was about time I started bringin' in some dosh , ‘ specially now the ole man 's on short time . |