Example sentences of "it be time he " in BNC.

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1 Listen , Bill — the boy 's been training for a few weeks , and it 's time he did some work .
2 ‘ But surely it 's time he was here … ’
3 It 's time he came home to me .
4 It 's time he was put down .
5 It 's time he was a little more than a fiancé , in my opinion .
6 Now some of his players are saying it 's time he came clean and declared his intentions .
7 in the summer I usually get him some trainers er cheap , the cheapest trainers anyway , but I mean yes it 's time he has them .
8 Modest , charitable in his judgments , never censorious , Jim may be thought to carry tolerance almost too far ( it is time he was convicted of some venial fault ) .
9 It is time he was out .
10 It is time he responded and paid compensation to those farmers , and allowed them to get on with earning their livelihood , instead of telling them that there is nothing for them from the Ministry of Agriculture .
11 Vinnie decides it is time he spoke .
12 Said it was time he did , meaning Maurice had so many kids and … well , you can get the message . ’
13 Philip knew it was time he was getting back .
14 But he had a lot to carry and it was time he went .
15 After more than ten years he decided that it was time he retrieved some of the money , so from 1921 to 1923 he put the wages of his chauffeur on Arsenal 's expense account and in 1926 charged the club £125 for hiring , over two years , a motor car .
16 ‘ Just a minute , ’ chipped in Dominic , deciding it was time he made his contribution .
17 Dalgliesh felt that it was time he contributed something to the speculation .
18 He decided it was time he improved his Test record in 1989 when England were mauled at home by the Australians and he lost his wicket several times to Terry Alderman .
19 ‘ I will not tolerate dissent , ’ said referee ‘ Jersey Joe ’ Walcott , who told the other chief offender Moin that it was time he ‘ grew up ’ .
20 The Collector knew it was time he hurried downstairs … he had expected that something like this would happen , but not so quickly .
21 That boy needed a lesson — well , perhaps it was time he got one .
22 She told Sam it was time he was in bed , but without conviction .
23 It was time he started getting mad with the freakster and the clever boy .
24 It was time he came down to earth with a bump , she thought , literally .
25 She relayed several more messages , conveying by her voice that she thought it was time he appeared in his office .
26 The sun was beginning to set , it was time he was gone .
27 Perhaps it was time he told Corbett so .
28 ‘ Have you any notion who might have killed him , Inspector ? ’ said the Bishop , clearly feeling that , if matters were getting down to fundamentals , it was time he played a part .
29 The RSPCA described French as callous and inept and it was time he got his comeuppance .
30 He crouched still for a time after that , for there was no haste , and now that it was time he found himself afraid ; there might be something to lose there , as well as something to find .
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