Example sentences of "it [vb past] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , he did n't mind that except that it wasted time , time he could have used making his trap . |
| 2 | He thought it wasted time to have official committees pre-processing options before they came before ministerial groups . |
| 3 | Delia Sutherland was impatient ; he was always this pedantic and it wasted time . |
| 4 | Despite the obvious satisfaction with which he carries out his work , Keith admits , when it became time , he did n't have much of a say in choosing a career in the RAF . |
| 5 | It made Times just look super elegant , you know , and yah I , that 's what 's wrong with all the foundries now , they forgot where they came from . |
| 6 | The BBC did not report the election at all until polling day , but it provided time for nightly talks by party leaders , up to half-an-hour in length . |
| 7 | Of course , when it came time to write the bill , there were great problems in choosing the exact words to be employed so that it would n't be seen by anyone as a ‘ Euthanasia Bill ’ . |
| 8 | When it came time to actually record the chosen composite solo , each note was checked over what seemed like millions of times . |
| 9 | Singers are scarce , and when it came time to record more versions and do a spot of promotion she was unavailable . |
| 10 | They all had a wonderful time at Sergeant 's garden party , and when it came time to leave they all promised to visit again very , very soon . |
| 11 | At the play school , Harry had to leave his brand new wellies in the cloakroom and , after a hard day playing with all the other kids , it came time to go home . |
| 12 | When it came time for him to be knighted by Henry I in Rouen , he set off for Normandy with a crowd of these young men about him . |
| 13 | When it came time to fling himself into the cradle of the flying harness , the back scenery was slippery with rain , and Gabriel 's bare feet slithered against the paint so that he plunged nose down , the harness slipped down to his hips , and he sawed to and fro , arms outstretched . |
| 14 | It seemed time to go . |
| 15 | Midland has tried hard to break the ties , and with its First Direct branchless banking service it has moved ahead of the market , but it needed time and resources and luck . |
| 16 | It needed time for reflection before reflecting was possible . |
| 17 | ‘ It needed time to cook , ’ said Bernie at her home in Blade Bone Green , Berks . |
| 18 | It admits it lost time and money on the diversion , but believes the ACE experience taught it ‘ some important lessons . ’ |
| 19 | Eric Pickles , leader of Bradford Council , cautioned that it took time to get budgets under control . |
| 20 | On each occasion it took time to warm a new ball . |
| 21 | Besides , it took time to get the formula right ; one dose began to work on the notes alter only 24 hours . |
| 22 | It took time for her to find out , but she needed no other evidence than her eyes to tell her Ferdinando had lost interest in the pretty maid . |
| 23 | But it took time to develop interest . |
| 24 | A unit of radiation dosage , the ‘ roentgen ’ , was not defined until 1928 , and it took time for it to be universally accepted . |
| 25 | He seemed familiar , so familiar indeed that it took time to sink in . |
| 26 | It took time for these changes to become effective . |
| 27 | After the service it took time for the galleries to empty . |
| 28 | It took time for their role to be accepted and appreciated . |
| 29 | It took time for the first cracks to appear . |
| 30 | It took time to translate the political terms and conditions being imposed on me by my colonialist sisters , heavily disguised as they were under a veneer of , ‘ Of course we know the issues are different for Irish women ’ . |