Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pron] be time " in BNC.

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31 Although production will continue for many years yet , I feel it is time to record what historical production data is available before records are lost and memories fade .
32 After reading your magazine for a few years now , I feel it 's time to send you a letter .
33 Having made such progress in Sheffield , I felt it was time to move back to home ground , so I set up a CHE group in Rotherham .
34 I resigned from the family planning about seven years ago when my husband retired , as I say because he used to help me very much and when he retired and my children had all married I felt it was time that I should retire too .
35 I felt it was time you had your own . ’
36 Because we 've given much space to the needs of working mothers , I felt it was time to give housewives their say .
37 I knew it was time to move .
38 She looked as big as a donkey and when the cavernous jaws with the great yellowed teeth brushed my thigh I knew it was time to go .
39 As you say , it will soon be Christmas , but I thought there was time for one more letter before then
40 The way things were going I thought it was time I had a slit trench to dive into .
41 ‘ I have n't had my hair cut for about a year and neither has Meera so I thought it was time for a change . ’
42 I thought it was time you got involved in it too , my friend .
43 Reading Mary Bailey 's article this month , which is both a celebration of seven years of service to the hobby , and a cry from the heart to help her to help you , I thought it was time I promoted , explained and outlined our superb readers ' query service .
44 These are some of the questions and comments I 've heard recently and I thought it was time to give some answers .
45 Standing up , I assured her that I was n't drunk but tired and that I thought it was time for me to walk her home .
46 I thought it was time very well spent . ’
47 I 'd had enough of working in an accounts department , my family had uprooted themselves , and I thought it was time for a change .
48 I thought it was time I began looking like a human being , ’ she snapped .
49 I think it 's time to say the Rosary , ’ he said earlier than usual , taking out his beads .
50 I think it 's time you got away — you 're stark raving bonkers . ’
51 I think it 's time we ventured out on to some grass and a semblance of the real thing , ’ Biddy remarked , fastening her crash-helmet .
52 I think it 's time we had a drink .
53 I think it 's time that NME broke the office rules and had an article on the New York Dolls .
54 I think it 's time we increased surveillance on all arrivals into Finland . ’
55 I think it 's time we bivouacked ’ , I muttered , when we had struggled free of the rope .
56 I think it 's time I made the acquaintance , ’ he said , and strode confidently over to the entry hatch on the side , umbrella readied for knocking .
57 I think it 's time to make that a priority .
58 Now he 's gone , I think it 's time you admitted how false it always was . ’
59 Well I think it 's time to stop now .
60 ‘ As a matter of fact , I think it 's time we did another piece on allergies . ’
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