Example sentences of "it was time for the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It was time for the deadly follow-up — the Offensive Offensive in which John Major would savage his opponents , even if they were sitting on the benches behind him .
2 It was time for the Other Woman to go back to America .
3 Now the two rival versions had been completed , it was time for the multiple power centres of News on Sunday to deliver their verdicts .
4 And then , bang , crash , oh dear , it was time for the regional franchises to be renewed .
5 With the housecoat made up and endless hurdles overcome , it was time for the real test — replacing the clothes stand with a model .
6 In making this break with tradition , James , it seems , had come to the conclusion that it was time for the intellectual elite to shut up and listen to the workers for a change for it was they who were at the sharp end of the production system and therefore they who first sensed any changes in patterns of production .
7 We avoided each other all evening until it was time for the Open University programmes .
8 Down at the one-time pavilion that was now the Venetz sisters ' lakeside restaurant , Angelica Venetz had decided that it was time for the big old mallard 's appointment in duck heaven .
9 After working out with the region 's most promising 12- to 14-year-olds , it was time for the main event .
10 Perks appeared when it was time for the 11.54 to arrive .
11 With the advent of Venturous , it was time for the old Vigilant to bow out and she was taken out of service in May 1962 when Venturous was commissioned and became operational .
12 A few anxious glances at watches showed that it was time for the invited party to take their places .
13 Day three was spent at the lowest place on earth — 1400 ft below sea level — the Dead Sea and , after visiting the ancient palace of Herod the Great at Masada , it was time for the obligatory float in the Dead Sea .
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