Example sentences of "it was time [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally it was time to tackle the design of the hotel 's talking-point — the vast fresh-water swimming-pool Stephen planned to construct to cater for guests who , having come thousands of miles to see the Caribbean , decided they did n't actually want to swim in it . |
| 2 | She said a tiny minority were making life miserable for the majority and said it was time to tackle the root causes of crime . |
| 3 | She said a tiny minority were making life miserable for the majority and said it was time to tackle the root causes of crime . |
| 4 | Surkov signed the bill for our teas , and it was time to board the coach to take us to the late-afternoon theatrical performance . |
| 5 | It was time to plant the tank . |
| 6 | The latter decided that it was time to visit the bridge and examine the suspect area . |
| 7 | Maybe it was time to force the pace ; time to draw the T'ang out of himself . |
| 8 | Equipped with such information , I decided it was time to hit the streets . |
| 9 | After several months , she felt it was time to lay the troublesome lady ( and her own nerves ) to rest . |
| 10 | Mum sat at the end nearest the wall , then my two sisters , whilst I sat next to Dad , who took the outside seat ready for a quick get-away when it was time to take the collection . |
| 11 | With all that activity accomplished , suddenly it was time to order the Christmas tree again , and another cycle was complete . |
| 12 | When civilization was no better than barbarism , the whole experiment of humanity was at an end , and it was time to clean the slate . |
| 13 | Down to his last few hundred dollars , and with nothing but the good offices of a public defender standing between him and the octopus , it was time to evacuate the hostages . |
| 14 | Perhaps it was newspaper speculation that the ‘ courting couple ’ were about to get married that convinced Jason it was time to turn the tide in favour of something nearer the truth and gently let everyone into their secret that it was just one big publicity stunt which , once started , was easier to carry on with than deny , and far more profitable in any event . |
| 15 | Although he had n't sold a book in weeks he would happily sit at the counter engrossed in his beloved William Blake until it was time to turn the sign on the front door from ‘ Open ’ to ‘ Closed ’ . |
| 16 | It was time to leave the kingdom of light . |
| 17 | In daylight at dawn , it was time to leave the palace and head south on the long trek to Bombay . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , there was general agreement on all sides that Sandys had overstepped the line between sensible and imprudent change , and that it was time to shift the emphasis away from the nuclear end of the spectrum of War and back to a more balanced , central position . |
| 19 | It was time to re-draw the boundaries . |
| 20 | But by 1957 he had become disenchanted with government service and decided it was time to join the private sector . |
| 21 | It was time to join the Zommerfest in town . |
| 22 | It was time to open the next package . |
| 23 | In the build up to her first ever world tour , the now seasoned campaigner decided it was time to kill the cutesy girl-next-door and reflect the reality of what had happened to her over the previous two years . |
| 24 | After the finals it was time to pick the redcurrants and raspberries , which was no one 's favourite job , but the consolation of the thought of summer puddings , not just in summer but all the year round , goaded us on , because if there exists a more ambrosial delight I do n't know of it . |
| 25 | We were airborne again , only three hours to Perth Australia and it was time to annoy the stewardesses . |
| 26 | When his first patient of the afternoon arrived before he awoke he knew it was time to abandon the diet . |
| 27 | By the time another male child followed the first , almost exactly a year later , it was time to perpetuate the maternal grandfather 's Christian name . |
| 28 | It was time to clarify the confused political situation in Berry . |
| 29 | He was always happy to help her keep her hair beautiful , even when it was time to use the greenish-brown powder that reminded him of warm cow-dung when she mixed it with water . |
| 30 | They had not yet got Richards , however , and when Collis King joined him they decided it was time to entertain the crowd . |