Example sentences of "it is time [prep] " in BNC.

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1 it is time at last
2 It is time at least for the English language to take on the concept of child-friendliness .
3 The horse is kept locked up in a stable until it is time to be exhibited for the potential buyer or judge — or mare owner if the horse is a stallion standing at stud .
4 Now that we have a better understanding of the flight envelope it is time to explored Take the kite straight up , pull to make a 180-degree turn and you 've turned the kite nose-down into vertical dive .
5 Most of the signals are only noted subconsciously but , with a little effort , it is quite easy to become more aware of them so that , should a warning bell ring at the back of your head , you will know it is time to be careful .
6 " When Laval starts praising collective security and multilateral treaties , it is time to be wary " , Nizan laconically remarked , dismissing out of hand Lavals professed support for the politics of peace as no more than " carefully phrased remarks " .
7 It is time for certain philosophers to come and take a hard look at the data which we have collected before they dismiss our models and our philosophical assumptions so glibly .
8 Arthur Cox 's admiration for John Fashanu is well known , and perhaps it is time for the Maxwell millions to be used to purchase just such a battering Ram .
9 Most critics ignore the dreariness of our streets , but it is time for the public to demand better
10 All elections in two-party parliamentary systems are essentially about whether or not it is time for a change .
11 That match , for ‘ Jacki ’ , is , of course , against England , and he believes it is time for a reversal of recent results between the two countries .
12 It is time for the party as a whole to take a step back and look at the way in which its democracy is being carried out , ’ he told the conference .
13 Prolonged prosperity is as likely as prolonged adversity to engender the mood that it is time for a change .
14 ‘ Maybe it is time for me to get angry and fight back at those who are fighting me , ’ she said .
15 It is time for men to come out of the nursery .
16 Now it is time for the new generation born in the wilderness to cross the Jordan , and to begin to take possession of the Land , led not by Moses , of course , since he must die on the wrong side of the river , but by Joshua .
17 You must excuse me now , Isabel , it is time for my rest . ’
18 Labour 's simple , single theme is that after 13 years it is time for a change .
19 Perhaps it is time for a change , but the only change available is Labour , with or without Liberal appendages .
20 An important lesson that has been learnt from the Beck case is that it is time for art historians to stop standing by in cowardice and make responsible evaluations of the restoration techniques used .
21 It is time for some changes . ’
22 Ken Croswell says it is time for a little post-Copernican thinking
23 It is time for us to thank .
24 When it is time for recreation , he sets aside his regal dignity for a moment , and is in such a humour that his condescension can not be criticised , his severity can not be called bloodthirsty .
25 Now that society is at last recognizing and developing the full range of women 's abilities and now that women are seen to have , with men , full ‘ human rights ’ , many people conclude that it is time for the Church of England to embody in its official ministry the biblical vision of equal partnership between women and men .
26 It is time for direct action , test and observation and I will give two examples which promise a rational future .
27 This is no time for delicacy and posing , it is time for strong-arm stuff which would bring looks of admiration from a shark angler and cause a tiddler snatcher to cringe in fear .
28 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 .
29 In 1976 Brewer and Hills stated that ‘ It is time for librarians to take evaluation more seriously and to think more professionally about their teaching commitment ’ .
30 Music lovers should not start feeling apprehensive , for the whole circus moves to London when it is time for the Aldeburgh festival .
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