Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] be [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There are bound to be price increases next year so now has to be the best time to buy . ’ |
| 2 | The match will take place from July 1–5 , believed to be the ideal time for sport on the River Shannon , which has produced ton-up bream hauls in past festivals . |
| 3 | The agreement is also seen as a landmark in that it is said to be the first time that Apple has licensed Macintosh technology under such an OEM agreement , terms of which were not disclosed . |
| 4 | Oh it , it was n't there seemed to be a long time you know before they turned one out to make , because it was a very long process rebuilding an aircraft , es especially as the situation was at Walsall . |
| 5 | Omar said the rocks continued to thud against her body for what seemed to be an interminable time . |
| 6 | I came up here thinking I would ; I assumed I 'd need to offload on somebody , but somehow it never seemed to be the right time to introduce the subject . |
| 7 | All of a sudden it seemed to be the wrong time and the wrong way to go about it , what with it being the day of the old man 's funeral and everything … |
| 8 | The moves to stem wildcat stoppages , condemned by unions and the Labour Party and the independent Industrial Society — are thought to be the first time ministers have sought to legislate against the individual . |
| 9 | The triggers for Britain 's nuclear bombs were tested within their thick concrete walls and they housed the first experiments into radar.The buildings , on a remote spit of land on the Suffolk coast , may not be the oldest but they are certainly among the most historic and sinister in the ownership of the National Trust.They are on Orford Ness , a desolate wildlife haven , which has become the Trust 's latest acquisition at a cost of £3.5 million.Yesterday , in pouring rain and silence broken only by the eerie shriek of gulls , the buildings were shown to journalists for what is thought to be the first time since they were erected.Strands of barbed wire and a Ministry of Defence ‘ keep out ’ notice are now the only remaining evidence of the tight security , overseen by armed guards , which surrounded one of Britain 's most secret research establishments . |
| 10 | This was thought to be the first time for nearly 70 years that police had fired on a white crowd in South Africa . |
| 11 | It 's thought to be the first time the species has been bred in captivity . |
| 12 | If that is the rule , then there will be a good contract if the lapse of a week before acceptance is not thought to be an unreasonable time ; and , on these assumptions , A not having revoked his offer before acceptance is liable to B for breach of contract if he does not deliver the horse . |
| 13 | We made love , it just happened to be the first time for me . |
| 14 | And it 's going to be a long time before it 's going to be possible , so therefore we still have to use animals , I see no way round it . |
| 15 | " It 's going to be a long time before we get another chance , though , is n't it though ? " |
| 16 | Although … well , it does look as though it 's going to be a long time before they can leave hospital , ’ she added sorrowfully . |
| 17 | I think that it 's a very long term thing and until the attitudes of both men and women and boys and girls at schools who come up here change , and that 's going to be a long time |
| 18 | ‘ If this is what we are capable of , it 's going to be a worrying time . |
| 19 | No , D'Arcy decided , it was going to be a difficult time for her . |
| 20 | ‘ There is n't going to be a next time . ’ |
| 21 | June is an excellent month for marriage , Sagittarius , and if your wedding is this month it 's going to be a happy time for you both ! |
| 22 | It is not going to be an easy time for the Government ; but if it fails to face up to the fiscal deficit it will risk a crisis of confidence developing later which would require more drastic remedies and put both the recovery and the reduction in unemployment at risk . |
| 23 | It is not going to be an easy time for the Government ; but if it fails to face up to the fiscal deficit it will risk a crisis of confidence developing later which would require more drastic remedies and put both the recovery and the reduction in unemployment at risk . |
| 24 | Royal watcher Margaret Holder said : ‘ It looks like it is going to be an unhappy time for the Queen and everyone else . |
| 25 | You still have a number of financial commitments , and this appears to be an ideal time to ensure that you are adequately reimbursed for your time and talents . |
| 26 | But since then , there has never seemed to be a right time . |
| 27 | She had n't told Frederick , there just had n't seemed to be the right time . |
| 28 | six o'clock seems to be a nice time , Scottish Homes said they would lay on coffee and |
| 29 | It seems to be the right time to revert here to the old system . |
| 30 | It is believed to be the first time a developer has urged the Government to schedule an archaeological site . |