Example sentences of "[adv] about time " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , now that the papers had been reporting the recent news of her husband 's return from Australia — apparently determined to impress his name and tough personality on the City of London — it was obviously about time that she came to a decision about her future . |
| 2 | In the end , curriculum breadth and balance are less about time allocation than the diversity and challenge of what the child encounters . |
| 3 | These studies will reveal insights not only about time recording policies , but also contribute to our knowledge of the issues surrounding the introduction of information technology into British industry more generally . |
| 4 | ACCORDING to the rules that govern South Korea 's annual outbreak of student protests , it should be just about time for petrol bombs to give way to more agreeable activities . |
| 5 | Just about time to take in the portraits of the most recent Ambassadors before she was at his side , hair in a bun , flat shoes , blouse and cardigan , and shaking his hand and making him welcome . |
| 6 | Would n't you agree it 's just about time that somebody helped you to restore some kind of order into your life ? " |
| 7 | The Scotsman — a £1 million Class 91 electric locomotive — will now hurtle at speeds of up to 125 mph on the Waverley-Kings Cross run , completing the journey in four hours , just about time enough to allow the leisurely reader to absorb the contents of the paper from cover to cover . |
| 8 | Asimov also thought deeply about time . |
| 9 | It 's really about time we tackled Manuela , who seems to have become a recurring reference point in this story . |
| 10 | They climbed into their chauffeured car and were whisked away to heaven knew where , and I thought frustratedly about time and the little of it there was left in Winnipeg . |
| 11 | Who one day we thought well about time we had something so I think we said to him er about these things off the ration ca n't ca n't get , what happens to them ? |
| 12 | In fact , it is almost about time Mr Brown made a mistake . |
| 13 | ‘ I reckon that it 's definitely about time that we went home . ’ |