Example sentences of "[adj] time for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I had n't chucked away the rulebook shortly after Johannes Gutenburg invented printing , this would be the proper time for me to rise and shine . |
| 2 | Christmas day is a busy and exciting time for everyone , but we should not forget the reason for our celebration . |
| 3 | This is a very exciting time for me . |
| 4 | In mathematics he was clearly one year ahead , and was immediately awarded a Founder 's scholarship and two small exhibitions — and this at St John 's College which was noted at this time for its academic distinction . |
| 5 | There was one last hope of invisibility , as dignified as the cat 's , although this time for her friend . |
| 6 | He raised an eyebrow at the parcels she had dropped just inside the door , and Claudia blushed again , this time for her sister . |
| 7 | Part of this sequence of attacks was a form of retaliation , this time for what Iran perceived as the provocative act of the initial invasion . |
| 8 | Poles had fought both for and against Germany , and , partly because their state had not been involved in the war , Poles were ready — unlike the other participants in the war — to fight again , this time for something in which they had a stake . |
| 9 | I then had another operation , this time for my back where a piece of my spine was removed and a piece of metal inserted . |
| 10 | ‘ Otherwise , as I explained to him , he would have to answer the question yet again , this time for my attorneys . ’ |
| 11 | Paisley was back in prison , this time for his part in the Armagh demonstrations , but that did not stop him characterizing the Cameron Commission as a betrayal of the Ulster people to the rebels . |
| 12 | He again apologises , this time for his long moan , and asks advice . |
| 13 | I plead with him to get it right this time for his own sake . |
| 14 | A touch of restraint on his horse 's reins to reduce its gallop and an extravagant sign of the cross were the best amends he could make this time for his inability to comply . |
| 15 | Martin McGaughey — no title this time for his old club |
| 16 | And having heard , he said sombrely : ‘ It is high time for her . |
| 17 | This is a very painful time for me and , I 'm sure , for Tatum as well . ’ |
| 18 | This has been a painful time for you . ’ |
| 19 | wrong time for her . |
| 20 | I scribbled a note telling him what our doctor had said and begging him , if he saw fit , for the drug that promised the chance of an easier time for us both . |
| 21 | He had bought some time for himself by refusing to answer any questions till he had heard the tape . |
| 22 | Take some time for yourself to think things over . |
| 23 | Make some time for yourself See Chapter 3 ( section on assertiveness , p. 96 ) |
| 24 | It took some time for their masters to curb them . |
| 25 | When they were not , they switched to cockles ( although it took some time for them to learn the technique of shell penetration ) . |
| 26 | He hoped she would spare some time for him and he promised he would not ask her to act in anything . |
| 27 | But it took some time for our achievement to sink in . |
| 28 | But it took some time for our achievement to sink in . |
| 29 | ‘ The yacht is a rather slow model of course , so it may take some time for you to die . ’ |
| 30 | Even if it 's just ten minutes a day , allocate some time for your self-esteem programme . |