Example sentences of "about [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It really is about time that journalists stopped mouthing the myths of modern-day Thatcherism . |
| 2 | Mrs Greengross added : ‘ Is n't it about time that the Government exercised some seasonal goodwill to all men — and women — of pensionable age and increased the £10 Christmas bonus ? ’ |
| 3 | It was about time that something should be done . ’ |
| 4 | It 's about time that most of these types were out of diving . |
| 5 | Privately , Matt Lynch thinks it is about time that the Republic got on with disposing its own toxic waste . |
| 6 | Right-Ons were citizens and ratepayers too , and it was about time that local government began to represent them . |
| 7 | ‘ What I hope will come out of the book is this : the Americans have a joint US/Russian commission which is looking into the matter , and I think it is about time that the British government asked for a seat on that commission . |
| 8 | He re-directed it to the sales department and made a mental note to have a word with the post room ; it was about time that they got their act together . |
| 9 | While The Arrow of Time ( Peter Coventry and Roger Highfield , WH Allen , £14.95 ) , maintains it will deliver ‘ everything you wanted to know about time that Stephen Hawking did n't tell you ’ . |
| 10 | Would n't you agree it 's just about time that somebody helped you to restore some kind of order into your life ? " |
| 11 | I mean I want to start with , with pensions pay and er , basically what 's happening is that everyone 's suffering pay cuts er and er th th what the government is doing is , first of all is attacking the State pension scheme er , and it 's allowing , er , employers to continue to rip-off occupational pension schemes and er since it 's pay , and it 's our pay , we wan na make sure we control it and I do n't see why the employers should be allowed to continue to exploit er , us both at one , both in terms of the pay we get now and the pay we get when we retire , whether it be at sixty whether it be er , whenever we wish to er retire and er , I think it 's very important if the government is er committed to crime prevention , that it actually starts doing something about those for , those , those employers , and Maxwell has , has been er referred to already , he 's just the tip of this very big iceberg er , and er , up and down the country , people are suffering substantial thefts of pay er employers are systematically organizing wages snatches , that 's what this er pension fraud is all about , and it 's about time that our government actually got round er and tackled this very important corporate crime issue that 's actually going on at the moment and er , I think that it 's very important that we ensure that we 're involved in er managing our own pension sch p pension funds , and therefore we should be pushing through demands of the er th the , the charter for pension fund democracy , and ensuring er that the government actually listens to what we 're saying , and actually er comes up with answers why we can not have the right to control our pay cos I can I ca n't see an any reason that they come back and say why democracy , why they ca n't , why , why they wo n't allow us to have a greater say and control our own pension funds and that 's I think is a legitimate demand that we should be campaigning for , up and down the country . |
| 12 | Is not it about time that we had some more positive policies ? |
| 13 | I thank the Minister for his reply , but is it not about time that something was done to help senior citizens and the long-term sick ? |
| 14 | Is it not about time that the Minister started to represent doctors ' views properly ? |
| 15 | In the case of terrorist crimes , it is about time that we had a sentence of indefinite imprisonment until terrorism ends . |
| 16 | Is it not about time that the Government invested in Cleveland 's schools ? |
| 17 | Is it not about time that he said to the 44 million voters who are sick and tired of the phoney election campaign that the general election will be on 9 April ? |
| 18 | Is not it about time that the Government stopped this practice of recruiting and exploiting young people who are deemed not old enough to cast a vote but in some cases are being forced to continue in the Army and can be put into armed combat , as they were during the Gulf war ? |
| 19 | It is about time that the Government said something publicly to the psychopaths who run American foreign policy , with a view to achieving change . |
| 20 | rise in traffic demand , is not it about time that his Department stopped being a Department only for roads and instead sought to introduce a proper , integrated transport system that takes real account of environmental considerations ? |
| 21 | Is it about time that the Government took the opportunities of our youngest children seriously , gave their parents the opportunities that they are looking for and made sure that children receive the very best start , which is something that is taken for granted in other European countries ? |
| 22 | Is not it about time that the Government recognised that the only cure for unemployment is to get rid of the Conservative Government as soon as possible ? |
| 23 | I have raised the question three times , and it is about time that something was done about it . |
| 24 | It is about time that there was some consistency among Opposition Members . |
| 25 | It is about time that the Government accepted their responsibility for all sorts of things — for example , the rising unemployment levels , the rundown of the health service , the lack of measures to reduce homelessness and the failure of their economic policy to generate growth and investment to end the recession so that we can build a better Britain . |
| 26 | I have the greatest sympathy for hon. and learned Member for Leicester , West ( Mr. Janner ) , but there is a principle involved and it is about time that my right hon. and learned Friend stopped speaking as a lawyer and started acting as a politician . |
| 27 | It is about time that we started to realise that the financial centre of London is not the key to our success . |
| 28 | I am told by the probation service , social workers , educationists , and those involved in the youth offenders institute in my constituency that the turning point comes in the late teens , when such offenders get a regular girl friend and decide that it is about time that they acted a little more responsibly . |
| 29 | ‘ To be honest it 's about time that I had a bit of luck . |
| 30 | Yes , it 's about time that was stopped . |