Example sentences of "it be [noun sg] i [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To test it 's authenticity I chose a dozen snails in garlic butter to start a dish that I 'd only ever eaten in Paris before . |
| 2 | ( And for those clever dicks asking why I 've given it a higher rating here than in the footy feature , it 's 'coz I did n't know it was on budget then . |
| 3 | Like Claudia , I have an interest in the NEC show , and it 's time I checked on the progress of my entries . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It 's time I slept , ’ he said . |
| 5 | ‘ I suppose it 's time I asked my cousin to leave . |
| 6 | And it 's time I left . ’ |
| 7 | I 've just had two great jockeys John Francombe and Jonjo O'Neill phone me and they both agree it 's time I got out and I should be pleased they tell me |
| 8 | ‘ It 's time I went home , Mr Wyatt . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's time I went to bed . ’ |
| 10 | But I think after three glasses of wine it 's time I went home . ’ |
| 11 | Shelley said briskly , ‘ Yes — well , as I say , it 's been a nice day , Miguel , and I think it 's time I went home . ’ |
| 12 | Then I think it 's time I came south , maybe the Pembroke coastal path or following the Thames to the sea , ’ he said . |
| 13 | ‘ I think it 's time I made the acquaintance , ’ he said , and strode confidently over to the entry hatch on the side , umbrella readied for knocking . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's time I made some formal introductions , ’ he said . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's time I began telling you about Constanza . |
| 16 | It 's time I had some fun , |
| 17 | ‘ I think , ’ said Owen , ‘ it 's time I had a word with Mordecai . ’ |
| 18 | It 's time I called it a day . |
| 19 | He just thinks Heather is a real cracker , and it 's time I settled down . |
| 20 | It 's time I supported myself . |
| 21 | ‘ Maybe it 's time I learned a little more about you , about what makes you tick . |
| 22 | ‘ But there 's a time and a place for everything , and it 's time I moved on — saw a bit more of your beautiful country — maybe a bit of the world too , who knows ? ’ |
| 23 | I know you 're only doing your duty ; I suppose it 's time I did mine . ’ |
| 24 | It 's time I did something for myself . ’ ’ |
| 25 | I think it 's time I did something about getting out of this damnable situation . ’ |
| 26 | And now , clearly , it 's time I turned to the poem itself , having spent most of my hour on the question of how Milton got there . |
| 27 | And I think it 's time I slipped off to my own room for a while , to look in on Rainbow via the remote . |
| 28 | ‘ It is time I returned , ’ the Friar murmured . |
| 29 | " There are other things more unkind , but it is time I went . " |
| 30 | Yes , it is time I settled down , grew up . |