Example sentences of "that it was time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Look , I just felt that it was time for a change , that 's all . |
| 2 | The wind that day had been increasing with the approach of bad weather and the instructor , who had decided that it was time to stop , was towing the glider to the hangar . |
| 3 | It had been , however briefly , a time when her body and her mind had fitted together so tidily and wholely that , waking up one morning and deciding that it was time to go back to Oxford and visit her mother , was neither traumatic nor casual , but straightforward . |
| 4 | It took 30 minutes of argument , a great deal of soothing of apparently hurt professional pride , and not a little money to persuade Chela that it was time to call it a night , alone . |
| 5 | The Conservatives handed out the Greens ' fairly innocuous version of the 1989 Queen 's Speech gratis , too , in the belief that it was time the public had their eyes opened to what the party was really about . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But I knew that it was time to leave , and we said goodbye to them on New Year 's Eve . |
| 8 | They want to be slim of course , yet after months or years of dieting failure you would think that it was time to stop trying . |
| 9 | With about half a mile to go Elliott decided that it was time to make a move , and in a matter of a few strides Phar Lap had stormed up from last to first . |
| 10 | They all more or less agreed above undercurrents of mutual ill-will that it was time to be hit by the brutish cold again . |
| 11 | After completing a tour of the baroque wonders of Prague , I decided that my detour from the Danube had lasted long enough , and that it was time to head south again . |
| 12 | On his return to the USA Horton decided that it was time to try out some of his ideas , and to test them with the light of practical experience . |
| 13 | As Nazi Germany started to crumble into dust during the final battles of 1945 Gehlen realised that it was time to change sides . |
| 14 | The BX 4x4 Estate , yesterday a safari vehicle , became today a Grand Tourer as we made our farewell circuit through picturesque villages and bustling market towns until we arrived at the old spa resort of Buxton , said to be the highest town in England , where we had , reluctantly , to admit that it was time to head for home . |
| 15 | Although urged by his party to remain , he thought , like a decent democrat , that it was time for someone else to have a go , and he retired at the time of the 1987 General Election . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | We decided that it was time to start on Jack Nopps ' apricot brandy . |
| 18 | He had no answer — save that British scientists had been reorganised so often in recent years that it was time for stability . |
| 19 | Dalgliesh felt that it was time he contributed something to the speculation . |
| 20 | Already the warmth was draining from the air and he knew that it was time they were moving . |
| 21 | It seemed to Annie that no sooner had Tamar arrived in the market hall , than Goodison was by her side , suggesting that it was time they started off for home . |
| 22 | For all his enjoyment of the work and the companionship of his team the lad was not sorry when the ground covered , about half an acre , showed that it was time for his midday snack . |
| 23 | The Samoan people explain the mythos of Creation as follows : as Na Atibu , the father of the gods , lay dying , he decided the world was ready for mankind and that it was time for mortals to settle the earth . |
| 24 | Then followed a speech in her presence hinting that it was time Australia went it alone . |
| 25 | When Davies converted a penalty three minutes into the second half , Oxford realised that it was time to take matters into their own hands . |
| 26 | He watched as Edna wheeled the pram back to the house , having announced that it was time for ‘ a certain person 's tea ’ . |
| 27 | I could see that it was time for me to make the tea . |
| 28 | The latter decided that it was time to visit the bridge and examine the suspect area . |
| 29 | It was getting dark and the wind had freshened , the rain gusting through the length of the shed so I decided that it was time to pack up and head for the nearest hospitable pub where I had been told I would be able to get a good meal of hot pie and peas . |
| 30 | The BX 4×4 Estate , yesterday a safari vehicle , became today a Grand Tourer as we made our farewell circuit through picturesque villages and bustling market towns until we arrived at the old spa resort of Buxton , said to be the highest town in England , where we had reluctantly to admit that it was time to head for home . |