Example sentences of "be time [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 There may have been times during your working life when you have not , either knowingly or unwittingly , paid national insurance contributions .
2 There had been times in her life when she had been — if not happy , then content .
3 The times when persons in power wish to check the excesses of public writers are times at which a large body of opinion or sentiment is hostile to the executive .
4 Both the singing and the dialogue ( of which there is a good deal ) are expressive and sparkling , though there are times in her two solos , when Christiane Castelli ( Gontran ) seems a little uncertain pitch and fragile of tone .
5 There are times in our lives when we are particularly vulnerable and can easily be hurt .
6 But even if we 've known him for many years , if we 're committed Christians , if we 've been followers of Jesus , there are occasions , there are times in our life when there is turmoil and there is unrest and if we allow him to se , to take control he is able to bring peace .
7 There would be times for our tops , and games of tip-cat , and with our packs of cigarette cards , games of Long Skate , and other variations of these to be played during break .
8 Of course there are going to be times in your life when you feel sad or unhappy and , at such times , it is perfectly natural to cry .
9 But , even when people have had spells of very bad illness , they may still live for many years and there will be time for them to make good plans for their children .
10 Soon it will be time for them to do it again .
11 When the time comes an' I ca n't lift a hundredweight of sugar or me old black pan , then it 'll be time for me to retire upstairs for good . ’
12 ‘ It 'll be time for me to go and collect Maria soon — ‘
13 It 'll soon be time for me to write again .
14 She had a point ; the sports clothes were in the first part of the programme — there should be time for her to change into the wedding dress for the finale .
15 It will be time for something completely different on Saturday when Sid Kipper brings his simple country wisdom to the West Cliff .
16 ‘ What are you drinking ? ’ he asked , going on to apologise that he would have to leave them shortly since it would be time for his surgery .
17 Have a go with the wood , here 's the wood , write Michelle the answer 's no , but later on I 'm sure there 'll be time for you to do it too .
18 If I do n't get back and find Jeff soon it 'll be time for my last bus and I ca n't go without seeing him .
19 ‘ It 'll soon be time for us to take control , seriously . ’
20 ‘ There will be time for us to have a look round Westminster Abbey , ’ said Lady Selvedge , not in the least disturbed by the upsetting little incident of the pudding .
21 ‘ It 'll soon be time for your afternoon lesson . ’
22 Admittedly , there were times for her when it all became too much , when the intrusion and the invasion were a strain .
23 There were times during his illness , he told me , when he was happier than he 'd been since he was a child .
24 ‘ Maybe it is time for me to get angry and fight back at those who are fighting me , ’ she said .
25 He must be able to stamp his authority not only on his team but on the peloton as a whole , directing the whole tenor of the race before it is time for him to go to the front and win .
26 It is time for us to thank .
27 ‘ Now it is time for us to part , alas , alas !
28 That it is time for us to take our rightful place .
29 ‘ It is time for you to be down to sleep Janet ’ said her Dad .
30 ‘ My father 's old housekeeper — he and she grew old together — has a daughter who needs to make money ; , she lives in Nile Street , and if you were to say that I sent you , she might well be glad to put you up till it is time for you to go to Oxford . ’
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