Example sentences of "[be] the [adj] time for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were quietly seething , June 1988 may not have been the right time for demonstrations , but parts of the student body and some sectors of the urban population appeared to be contemplating some form of action to let the government know of their intentions . |
| 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 | With 120 furnaces and its own wharf on the Tees , the Britannia site no doubt looked impressive , but the 1870s were the wrong time for businesses to try to expand . |
| 4 | Late summer , which is the silly season for us general builders , with lots of odd decorating work , is the best time for repairs : before the summer sun has dried and shrunk the wood , ensuring good tight joints . |
| 5 | Besides , this is the best time for fishing , when it 's cooler — it makes them sluggish — ’ |
| 6 | So now is the ideal time for growers who suspect they may have herbicide-resistant strains of the weed to get them checked , says ADAS 's James Clarke . |
| 7 | It 's worth reminding readers who are parents of this with the start of the school holidays next month — apparently it 's the prime time for solvent abuse . |
| 8 | A week ago , sterling joined the European Exchange Rate Mechanism ; it lifted the gloom for the Tory Party Conference in Bournemouth , and this afternoon , the Chancellor , John Major , came to explain why now was the right time for Britain to join . |
| 9 | Brian , a twenty-year-old draughtsman , had seen it all before , but it was the first time for Jane , his nineteen-year-old wife , whose daytime job is as a telephonist . |
| 10 | They ordered , sipped drinks , and Therese was conscious that it was the first time for years she had eaten a meal alone with a man . |
| 11 | The night-time , the time after she had been tucked up in bed , that was the proper time for Fenna , for flying and dreams . |
| 12 | Keith Lamb , Middlesbrough 's chief executive , said yesterday that ‘ early July ’ was the expected time for confirmation of the club 's playing schedule for the new season , which starts on August 15 . |
| 13 | A quick bit of mental maths told me that 4.30am was the ideal time for photographs ; then the sun would fill the natural arc of Godafoss with light , a low , warm-coloured morning delight . |