Example sentences of "knew [pers pn] [be] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Philip knew it was time he was getting back . |
| 2 | With 17 weddings to be celebrated in the church this summer , bellringers knew it was time to hold an open day to recruit more people to help ring the church 's six bells . |
| 3 | I knew it was time to move . |
| 4 | The Mother Superior knew it was time to end this interview , so now she stood up , saying , ‘ Well , Mrs Winkowski , I 'm sure you can leave your charge with us with an easy mind . |
| 5 | The Collector knew it was time he hurried downstairs … he had expected that something like this would happen , but not so quickly . |
| 6 | When his first patient of the afternoon arrived before he awoke he knew it was time to abandon the diet . |
| 7 | Then the alarm buzzed and they knew it was time to restart their deadly game . |
| 8 | She looked as big as a donkey and when the cavernous jaws with the great yellowed teeth brushed my thigh I knew it was time to go . |