Example sentences of "if [pron] be the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you meet somebody , especially if it is the first time of meeting , your senses are working flat out to process all the data . |
| 2 | Inevitably there is a certain amount of routine in everyone 's life and the person who lives alone also needs to establish some routine , no matter how tempting it may be to lead an unfettered existence , particularly if it is the first time you have lived on your own . |
| 3 | Thus , if it is the first time someone tells you a particular genre of joke , you may not know the appropriate type of response . |
| 4 | Erm , sir , I want to address the point , if it 's the right time about the level of housing provision the Greater York area in particular , erm that we 've seen round the table here that we have special circumstances applying to York , and to its surrounding area . |
| 5 | Sa oh well if it 's the same time , yeah i |
| 6 | You 've been driving me crazy , but now I 'm going to have your body , and if it 's the last time then so be it . ’ |
| 7 | Oh the teachers were very good , they usually greeted you with a big plum or something , if it was the right time of the year , which it usually was . |
| 8 | I do not know if it was the first time since his appointment as executive chef at the Carlton Tower in 1968 , but I do know it was a rare occurrence to see him even emerge from his kitchen , let alone dine . |
| 9 | ‘ We would sink into each other as if it was the last time . |
| 10 | I remember saying this was a bit leisurely , was n't it , but there was some apparently reasonable explanation , like no one gave any notice that they were going to die and the partnership could be a bit pushed to produce the cash if it was the wrong time of year . |