Example sentences of "[adv] be the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The extra ten minutes had probably only been the time it had taken them to find him . |
| 2 | Often , and particularly with those individuals who have spent long hours in heavy manual labour , there has perhaps not been the time or energy to develop such interests or hobbies . |
| 3 | First , if the action must be taken very urgently , it can not be taken as part of a full corporate strategic analysis ; there would not be the time . |
| 4 | A general problem with the candidates discussed above is the time course of their action . |
| 5 | Tonight was the time . |
| 6 | Now is the time to start taking cuttings of miniature roses . |
| 7 | Now is the time to have a really good clear up in the greenhouse . |
| 8 | If a different base colour is required , now is the time to apply a wood dye |
| 9 | Now is the time to consolidate your gains by asking for more walks and extra perks , as your sensible attitude will enhance your standing during this fruitful period . |
| 10 | Now is the time for vice-chancellors to go in hard and exact promises of increased funding . |
| 11 | Then now is the time to invest in a Triumph Stag — but keep it to yourself . |
| 12 | Now is the time to plant chrysanthemums . |
| 13 | The Cassons ' current advertising costs are high , so maybe now is the time to concentrate on direct selling . |
| 14 | NOW is the time of year when tour operators ' thoughts turn to tempting the over-60s — and increasingly the over 55s — to spend their winters in the sun . |
| 15 | Now is the time for someone to make a movie and show how music and the summer of love has affected everything . |
| 16 | However , now is the time to face it because you are about to change , to actually help yourself to a better figure . |
| 17 | In addition to all this , now is the time to buy your new weighing scales . |
| 18 | Junior accountants at Price Waterhouse , one of the big six firms , have been told that now is the time to take their once-in-a-lifetime world tour or perhaps a summer stint as a yacht deckhand and that applications for extended unpaid leave ‘ will be looked on favourably ’ . |
| 19 | Now is the time . |
| 20 | The third market has already been sorted out by closing it down ; now is the time for an equally drastic solution for these untraded quoted shares . |
| 21 | ‘ With a glut of farming properties on the market in parts of south west England at drastically reduced prices , now is the time for them to buy , ’ Dai Jenkin says . |
| 22 | WHATEVER your dream of living by the water in the West Country , now is the time to make the move . |
| 23 | Now is the time for the golfer from Welwyn Garden City to put his nose to the grindstone once more . |
| 24 | If Mr Major really wishes to ditch the more arrogant whims of his predecessor , now is the time for him to put his money where his mouth is . |
| 25 | If you want your life changed , now is the time . ’ |
| 26 | Now is the time to match what our industrial competitors are doing ’ . |
| 27 | Now is the time for change . |
| 28 | ‘ Now is the time , ’ he implored him , ‘ to produce an eligible country residence , if you have one handy . ’ |
| 29 | If you 're thinking of purchasing a top-of-the-line , multi mode Leica R5 , now is the time to do it . |
| 30 | Now is the time when we discover , sometimes to our own surprise , that we have interests . |