Example sentences of "be [art] time [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They think I 'm a dead duck but it 's not been a time you could write off . |
| 2 | ‘ You are being very naughty , ’ McAllister whispered back , pretending to be severe , ‘ and the only thing that I can say in your favour is that I am in nearly as bad a way as you are , and know exactly how you feel — but be patient , it can not be long now , ’ for she knew that once the bazaar was over , and she was at last able to tell him the truth , they could go ahead with their marriage plans , the only delaying thing being the time it would take Mama and Papa to cross the Atlantic . |
| 3 | In practical terms the main difficulty with individual exemptions is the time it may take the Commission to process a notification and grant exemptions . |
| 4 | The longest sequence of required activities is the time it will take if no adjustments are made . |
| 5 | ‘ This is the time you should be enjoying yourselves , not bothering your heads about such things . ’ |
| 6 | Extraordinary colouring , extraordinary , now 's the time one ought to be out and about , seeing that sort of thing . |
| 7 | No that 's the time they would have won , twenty to four |
| 8 | Seven was the time we used to meet . |
| 9 | Oh , grief , she thought and suspected that now was the time she must get in with her interview questions . |
| 10 | There was a time I might have tried , back eight years or so , but there was never any chemistry . |
| 11 | I actually feel , there was a time I used to think it would n't happen to me because if I was in that situation I would do this , I would do the next thing and when it did actually happen to me it took me ages to get over |