Example sentences of "[be] the time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The real barrier has been the time spent apart , he says . |
| 2 | The model for southeast England has been refined and developed and one reason for its modification has been the time allocated to mid-Tertiary earth movements as it was appreciated that these ‘ outer ripples of the Alpine storm ’ may have continued for longer than was at first envisaged . |
| 3 | The two quantities are the time taken for the waves to reach a patch and return to the Earth , which gives the range of the patches , and the Doppler-shift of such waves , which gives the motion of the patches . |
| 4 | Now would be the time to put the debate on a more rational and realistic basis . |
| 5 | It now seemed to be the time to put the plan into action ; the frustration and anger following Auque 's and Normandin 's release was the final shove I needed . |
| 6 | When we rise for Prime , then will be the time to see and consider , before we try to interpret . ’ |
| 7 | Then would be the time to go seeking dear Mary again . |
| 8 | In the West country waterside living offers a similar breadth of choice , and with the market approaching its low water mark , now might be the time to take the plunge . |
| 9 | If rates do go lower , it will be by a marginal ½%-1%,; so now could be the time to take the plunge . |
| 10 | Now might be the time to follow it up with a few troop directions in fluent French . |
| 11 | UNEP , it is worth recalling , was born out of the 1972 Stockholm conference ; the 1992 anniversary conference will be the time to consider turning it into a full-blown UN agency with more funds at its disposal . |
| 12 | Well , Rose Fenemore , now might be the time to broaden your outlook a little . |
| 13 | Rex felt that now really would be the time to make a getaway . |
| 14 | An object the size of the Sun would take 29 minutes to collapse to a singularity under its own gravity — at least that would be the time measured by an observer stationed on its surface before he too vanished into zero dimensions . |
| 15 | WITH interest rates going through the roof and budgets stretched now could be the time to embark upon some serious financial planning . |
| 16 | Now that many good leasehold titles are quite a few years old , however , this might well be the time to apply to the Registry to convert a good leasehold to an absolute title . |
| 17 | Another factor may be the time taken in coping with a particular old person which is seen as disproportionate in relation to other work which has to be done . |
| 18 | They 'd be at a loose end when it was over , which would be the time to approach them . |
| 19 | Persons who are unable to satisfy the conditions for enrolment at the appropriate time , being the time laid down by the Senate under Section 3 , may at the discretion of the Senate be provisionally enrolled for such period not exceeding three months as may be authorised by or on behalf of the Senate . |
| 20 | If you sowed tomato seeds last month , now is the time to prick them out , ie transfer them into small pots , or , if you have sown them in soil blocks , to reduce them to one per cell before moving on to a pot . |
| 21 | 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 ’ . |
| 22 | Now is the time to take rubbish to the dump , to give things away to charity shops and jumble sales . |
| 23 | If any freedoms are going to remain , now is the time to take action ; physically as well as verbally . |
| 24 | But local councillors feel now is the time to take stronger action . |
| 25 | ‘ We 've run a very tight ship and we feel now is the time to take advantage of that by substantially increasing the manager 's budget , ’ said Richmond . |
| 26 | It says that with a General Election looming , now is the time to take up ‘ unique tax-planning opportunities ’ . |
| 27 | And in a voice like Thunder , the Great Masklin said unto the Thing , Now is the Time to go back to our Home in the Sky , — iv . |
| 28 | Now is the time to ask him whether you can take pictures or videos during and after the service , where you can arrange for any flowers to be positioned , decide upon readings , hymns and the music . |
| 29 | But the manager has brought in nine new players , including himself , and now is the time to put a brake on . |
| 30 | Now is the time to put the case for a special banding system for London . |