Example sentences of "it be [noun] [pers pn] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oliver said that could have been easily accomplished by telling Shildon where they really were and if it were Shildon she had heard going through a desk in the typists ' room he must already have found out . |
| 2 | Whether it were coat she had on or not |
| 3 | ‘ It 's time we had a talk , ’ Otley said the next morning . |
| 4 | I think it 's time we had a drink . |
| 5 | That 's why I think it 's time we had a look at his flat . " |
| 6 | ‘ I think it 's time we had further words with our porter friend . ’ |
| 7 | It 's time we had ministers who will listen to Social Services and in a few months time we shall have them , a Labour Government . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's time we had an outstanding international , ’ said the English coach who , without any sour grapes after Wales 's win at Cardiff , desperately wants to see some back play , sadly missing in most of the Five Nations games so far . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's time you had your sleep . ’ |
| 10 | Point is , do you see , whatever your Mama might have said , point is , it 's time you had a new one . ’ |
| 11 | Perhaps it 's time you had a real rest , Buzz . ’ |
| 12 | It 's time you had one . ’ |
| 13 | It 's time you had some early . |
| 14 | It 's time I had some fun , |
| 15 | ‘ I think , ’ said Owen , ‘ it 's time I had a word with Mordecai . ’ |
| 16 | Perhaps it is time we had a choice between parties which agree that liberal free-market economics are here to stay . |
| 17 | ‘ It is time we had our own national identity , ’ he said in Sydney . |
| 18 | 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 ? |
| 19 | Her mouth opened and shut ; then looking at Maggie she said , ‘ You silly daft lump , I thought you were joking and it was Simon you had brought back . ’ |
| 20 | And if some malicious god had n't decreed it was Slane she had to go to , or Slane where he lived , things might have been very different . |
| 21 | then I had another I had another wee problem that I 'd been , I had been to see , and it was Doctor I had been , and the doctor that I saw the last time er I had three big bruises on my back , and she |
| 22 | 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 . ’ |
| 23 | It was death she had been expecting , after all . |
| 24 | Perhaps , thought Theodora dispassionately , it was time they had to answer advertisements for their posts , satisfy a set of agreed criteria and become answerable to those who paid for their upkeep . |
| 25 | Leith and Sebastian had been in their flat a month when Sebastian declared it was time they had a flat-warming party . |
| 26 | ‘ I felt it was time you had your own . ’ |
| 27 | The way things were going I thought it was time I had a slit trench to dive into . |
| 28 | Who this might be he could not tell , but if it was Balliol he had donned more clothing , which seemed unlikely , in the rush . |
| 29 | The fears of the city builders were , it seems , justified after all , and it was God they had to fear . |
| 30 | It was madness they had stayed , drank still , and deeply , of the heady wine . |