Example sentences of "'s [adv] a [noun sg] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then surely it 's rather a waste of time to bury yourself away on a Saturday night when you 'll have the bulk of the work to contend with tomorrow — when the club 's closed . ’ |
| 2 | Well , er the C B I and other bodies are pressing for them to come down at once , er John Major has said it 's only a question of time . |
| 3 | It 's only a matter of time before we will see a Centre Centre , where the visitor can enjoy a fascinating audio-visual presentation of the large varieties of Centres throughout Scotland . |
| 4 | Although it has n't happened yet I 'm sure it 's only a matter of time before he makes a pass at me . |
| 5 | It 's only a matter of time . ’ |
| 6 | It 's only a matter of time before we give some team a damn good hiding . ’ |
| 7 | They set you up , they say you 're hot , and it 's only a matter of time before they 're saying you 're cold . ’ |
| 8 | it 's only a matter of time |
| 9 | With this drug it 's only a matter of time . ’ |
| 10 | And even though we 've issued ‘ D ’ notices on these events , it 's only a matter of time before we have a panic on our hands . ’ |
| 11 | It 's only a matter of time now before they find some forensic evidence linking him to the scene of the crime . ’ |
| 12 | It 's only a matter of time . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It 's only a matter of time before you 'll capitulate beneath the barrage of endearments . |
| 14 | They think it 's only a matter of time before he breaks . |
| 15 | It 's only a matter of time before they charge him . ’ |
| 16 | If he has n't already killed somebody , then it 's only a matter of time . |
| 17 | And once that has happened , it 's only a matter of time . ’ |
| 18 | Although , of course , it 's only a matter of time until we do . ’ |
| 19 | Apparently it 's only a matter of time . ’ |
| 20 | Police believe it 's only a matter of time before the robber uses the knife which he keeps out of sight while demanding money . |
| 21 | British farmers fear it 's only a matter of time before the new regulations allow such a disease back into Britain , particularly from Eastern Europe . |
| 22 | But they believe it 's only a matter of time before the disease crosses the county boundary . |
| 23 | However , a leading authority on the spread of ketamine or Special K has warned : ‘ It 's only a matter of time . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It 's extremely unsafe and it 's only a matter of time before someone is badly hurt . ’ |
| 25 | And Station Officer Eric Warrior warned : ‘ It 's only a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt , no doubt about it . |
| 26 | It 's only a matter of time before someone is killed or badly injured . ’ |
| 27 | It 's only a matter of time before he begins to move north , and I have an itch in my sword arm says the time 's running short . ’ |
| 28 | It 's only a matter of time till he learns to use the cat flap . |
| 29 | Oh well he 's , he 's told the lads that it 's only a matter of time . |
| 30 | In 1988 , he received a death threat at his home with a skull and cross-bones reading , ‘ It 's just a question of time and opportunity , but we 'll get you . ’ |