Example sentences of "[is] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There 's a time and a place for it . |
| 2 | But this time when I go back I mean to stay and die there , because , let me tell you ’ — she wagged her finger first at the Colonel and then at Reginald — ‘ there 's a time coming when there 'll be no France and very little England , or any place else . ’ |
| 3 | It 's a time for few windows and we have many , and maybe it 's even a time for living in town or city with lights and movement and not just the dead nettles of the water meadow to gaze at . |
| 4 | It 's a time for that client to decide whether they wish to stay or if they want to go home . ’ |
| 5 | Instead of retirement being something to dread , it 's a time we are looking forward to . |
| 6 | ‘ There 's a time and a place for a joke , but this is n't it . |
| 7 | Now that I am back on the England scene , my cash flow has picked up again but , at the age of 40 , I know there 's a time limit left on my playing career . |
| 8 | ‘ There 's a time and a place , ’ she replied . |
| 9 | There 's a time in your life when you will want to replace your paperbacks and forgotten best sellers with a library of beautiful and important books . |
| 10 | Fortunately he did n't , for what she said now was , ‘ There 's no one likes a laugh more than I do , but there 's a time and a place for everything . |
| 11 | ‘ That damaged keg 's a time bomb . |
| 12 | A student 's life is ruled by the clock : there 's a time to be up and about if you want breakfast ; a time to be in college for a lecture or tutorial ; a time by which you must hand in an essay or project report ; a time to study and a time to relax . |
| 13 | ‘ There 's a time limit on this , you know . ’ |
| 14 | It 's a time for experts to be patient , practising tricks , joining the light weather races , or just sunbathing . |
| 15 | For many , it 's a time of profound contentment and satisfaction . |
| 16 | And there 's a time when my father lived at the , and I 'm going up the road this night and I hears this queer kind of grunting , and I could n't understand it of course it was dark and I hears it again . |
| 17 | There 's a time to die and that ai n't it . |
| 18 | ‘ There 's a time and place under heaven for everything . ’ |
| 19 | Er , as Charlie just pointed out , it is of great concern and it 's a time bomb that is definitely ticking away . |
| 20 | It 's a time bomb that 's been ticking for centuries and the fuse has always been gold . |
| 21 | Well it 's a time exposure . |
| 22 | There 's a time when you have to strike hard at a decisive moment . ’ |
| 23 | Sensitive Sunday 's a time when you must tune into the needs and longings of loved ones . |
| 24 | For some Wimpey people it 's a time of hectic activity . |
| 25 | For Minerals it 's a time to press ahead , free of the bad weather handicaps which , in North America particularly , have dogged production longer than usual this year . |
| 26 | Well , there 's a time to call a bluff and a time to fold — fold up , roll over and beg for mercy , that is . |
| 27 | Most of non-statutory work is giving advice to people like control , and others , which may not be purely statutory in the sense that is , but the major difference is there 's a time when it 's imposed on when we have to do it . |
| 28 | ‘ But there 's a time and a place for everything , and it 's time I moved on — saw a bit more of your beautiful country — maybe a bit of the world too , who knows ? ’ |
| 29 | It 's a time consuming process . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's a time for the local authority , community and club to work together in partnership . ’ |