Example sentences of "[be] time for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There would just be time for a quick shower if she hurried . |
| 2 | She calculated that there would be time for a quick dip before afternoon tea , which Juliette normally served at a quarter to four . |
| 3 | He had hoped there would be time for a quick cup of tea but it was n't to be . |
| 4 | The Labour Party thinks it is time for a fresh start . |
| 5 | As my hon. Friend the Member for East Lothian ( Mr. Home Robertson ) rightly pointed out , surely it is time for a little contrition . |
| 6 | " Perhaps it is time for a little truth . |
| 7 | With the font world in a state of turmoil following the Apple/Microsoft deal it 's time for a few words about maintaining standards . |
| 8 | If you answer ‘ yes ’ to two or more of these questions , it 's time for a little self-examination — you could have a problem . |
| 9 | And now all the serious things are out of the way , it 's time for a little fun . ’ |
| 10 | When a key becomes hard to turn , it 's time for a little lubrication . |
| 11 | Well it 's time for an unscheduled visit to one of our healthy lifestyle volunteers . |
| 12 | Since the slump of 1921 there has been a prevailing tendency , occasionally interrupted but invariably resumed before there has been time for a real recovery towards parsimony and restriction . |
| 13 | It was time for a radical rethink . |
| 14 | Then it was time for a rousing chorus of happy birthday from the boys of Belmont Abbey school , where Father Francis once taught Latin , French and Mathematics . |
| 15 | It was time for a straight talk from Dorothy Hardisty . |
| 16 | Cresci knew , says Menotti wryly , that it was time for a dramatic gesture . |
| 17 | He knew , says Menotti a little wryly , that it was time for a dramatic gesture . |
| 18 | All the pieces of the puzzle were in place : it was time for a little conference . |
| 19 | Now he was still single and there was time for a little madness . |
| 20 | Clearly it was time for a vital intervention . |
| 21 | Then , medal safely tucked away , it was time for an impromptu picnic out of the boot of the limosine , and do a little celebrity spotting . |