Example sentences of "[be] the [adj] time for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were quietly seething , June 1988 may not have been the right time for demonstrations , but parts of the student body and some sectors of the urban population appeared to be contemplating some form of action to let the government know of their intentions . |
| 2 | With Senator McCarthy 's campaign against treason in the State Department having just got under way this may hardly have been the best time for dispassionate analysis although , if it is not too academic a point , one can not help comparing these propositions with an earlier assessment ( 13 October 1948 ) . |
| 3 | Weekends are the busiest time for the Horse Rangers . |
| 4 | So when would be the best time for me to come back and present these ideas to you ? |
| 5 | When John Smith takes over , it will be the first time for 12 years that the right wing has openly held Labour 's leadership . |
| 6 | We made love , it just happened to be the first time for me . |
| 7 | This was thought to be the first time for nearly 70 years that police had fired on a white crowd in South Africa . |
| 8 | I want to be alone with you — it will be the last time for several days . ’ |
| 9 | This may be the wrong time for the party to avert its gaze . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The match will take place from July 1–5 , believed to be the ideal time for sport on the River Shannon , which has produced ton-up bream hauls in past festivals . |
| 12 | ‘ June or July would be the ideal time for first-time buyers to exchange contracts . ’ |
| 13 | September would be the ideal time for erm , you know , to be starting down |
| 14 | Evenings represent maximum temptation for most slimmers , although around four o'clock in the afternoon , when the children come home from school , can be the worst time for many mothers who may be waiting until mid evening to dine with their husbands . |
| 15 | With 120 furnaces and its own wharf on the Tees , the Britannia site no doubt looked impressive , but the 1870s were the wrong time for businesses to try to expand . |
| 16 | Walking the river in the close season , when the bankside and aquatic vegetation has blossomed and the water is running clear and low , is the best time for actually spotting the chub as they go about their daily business . |
| 17 | Late summer , which is the silly season for us general builders , with lots of odd decorating work , is the best time for repairs : before the summer sun has dried and shrunk the wood , ensuring good tight joints . |
| 18 | Besides , this is the best time for fishing , when it 's cooler — it makes them sluggish — ’ |
| 19 | SPRINGTIME is the best time for partying at Springfields . |
| 20 | This evening is the best time for visiting . |
| 21 | This evening is the best time for visiting . |
| 22 | Evening is the best time for visiting . |
| 23 | The rod-bending bites are merely the start of a run , and it is this first powerful run , which began as soon as the barbel picked up the baited hook and gained momentum within seconds , that is the crucial time for losing fish . |
| 24 | The same principles as discussed above apply in relation to when is the optimum time for lodging such a Tender . |
| 25 | At the end of the week , observers were optimistic , yet some still sounded a cautionary note : ‘ This is the first time for a long while I have seen people saying ‘ I want this drawing or painting ’ without any idea of speculation ’ , says Jan Krugier , ‘ but now we must keep control of the situation . |
| 26 | Now is the right time for something even bigger to happen , and we 're looking to broaden the whole idea of workwear into a promotion of quality , utility clothing : the slogan at PIL is going to be Function as Fashion . ’ |
| 27 | Singer Canice Kenealy says : ‘ Now is the right time for us to move to London . |
| 28 | QATIMOUTPERIOD is the elapsed time for which the process will attempt to complete a QA activity ( ie. prepare QA Listings , or Approve Package ) . |
| 29 | There should be no major reconstruction of the industry while we are in the middle of a recession , which is the worst time for such a reconstruction . |
| 30 | So now is the ideal time for growers who suspect they may have herbicide-resistant strains of the weed to get them checked , says ADAS 's James Clarke . |