Example sentences of "[adv] is [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , if a traveller goes eastwards halfway round the Earth he will have passed through 12 time zones and gained 12 hours with respect to GMT ; he will meet another traveller who has travelled westward and so is 12 time zones ( 12 hours ) behind GMT . |
| 2 | Given that so many kinds of pollution are avoidable , it really is high time that we all did something to bring an end to this needless damage . |
| 3 | The result at the very least is wasted time — and the rabbit is damaged to the point where it is unlikely to be saleable . |
| 4 | ‘ I beg your pardon , ’ he says , ‘ but when is lighting-up time here ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ When is lighting-up time ? ’ he says . |
| 6 | Everywhere else is double time . |