Example sentences of "[be] the [adj -est] time [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should you wish to print any of my sons compositions , this intervening period would be the best time to order them . |
| 2 | In these circumstances , this might be the best time to eat the remaining portion . |
| 3 | However , on timing it was suggested that September/October would be the best time to build the pressure , with the expectation of an autumn budget statement at the end of November . |
| 4 | That would be the best time to refinance with a fixed-rate mortgage and lock oneself into the German virtuous circle of medium-paced growth , low inflation and minimal home loan costs . |
| 5 | This might be the best time to get that extra reading done ; to work on a project report ; to earn spare cash ; or to attend to non-urgent domestic responsibilities . |
| 6 | ‘ There are bound to be price increases next year so now has to be the best time to buy . ’ |
| 7 | He said : ‘ This may be the best time to buy . ’ |
| 8 | We know that families are tied to school holiday dates , and for that reason we offer our highest discounts during these periods ; this is the best time to go combined with the best value . |
| 9 | Winter is the best time to see them as they can get quite overgrown in summer . |
| 10 | Low tide is the best time to see birds from a boat — and low tide , especially the very low tide of early spring , is the best time to get stuck on a sandbank ! |
| 11 | This is the best time to take your client back to the introductions you mentioned earlier . |
| 12 | Why does not the Chief Secretary recognise that a period of high unemployment and recession is the best time to spend additional resources on investment in the fabric of our schools , homes and transport ? |
| 13 | I have always found that Sunday lunchtime is the best time to entertain . |
| 14 | This is the best time to climb Pen-y-ghent , either from Horton-in-Ribblesdale or Dale Head in Silverdale . |
| 15 | During flightless stage of their summer moult , eider drakes all gather at ‘ traditional ’ sites in flocks sometimes over a thousand strong , and this is the best time to get an accurate estimate of the size of the population . |
| 16 | The boss quickly interjected : " This is the best time to get new clients on board . |
| 17 | Low tide is the best time to see birds from a boat — and low tide , especially the very low tide of early spring , is the best time to get stuck on a sandbank ! |
| 18 | Spring and summer , when the adult beetles are active , is the best time to spray . |
| 19 | Now is the best time to look at how Britain should conduct its industry when the economy recovers . |
| 20 | Night time is the best time to hear the nightingale — when it sings alone . |
| 21 | ‘ Our sales staff have been extremely busy contacting people to tell them that this definitely is the best time to buy a car . ’ |
| 22 | The Magellanic Clouds are prominent , and this is the best time to unravel the somewhat confusing region of the Southern Birds — Grus , Pavo , Tucana and Phœnix . |
| 23 | Q WHEN 'S the best time to move rose bushes ? |
| 24 | Yes , I think it 's most probably one of the most important goals I 've ever scored in my life , especially when it was last minute , now because we soaked a lot of pressure up and as I say , it 's the best time to score . |
| 25 | No , when 's the best time to do your prospecting ? |
| 26 | What 's the best time to hold a meeting ? |
| 27 | ‘ Wait till you 're ninety , ’ said Joe , ‘ that 's the best time to go . ’ |
| 28 | Well it 's the best time to go . |
| 29 | I suppose you could argue , it 's a rather crass argument , but you could argue if we 're going to have a war probably January 's the best time to have it from your point of view . |
| 30 | ‘ Four o'clock , ’ Luke murmured huskily , ‘ and it 's the damnedest time to say what I want to say — what I 've wanted to say many times … |