Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] be [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Horses kept in isolation , often the fate of colts after weaning , frequently display the inappropriate behaviour and high anxiety which is demonstrated time and time again in laboratory animals reared in impoverished environments with reduced mental and sensory stimulation . |
| 2 | However , when delivery is about to take place there is little time for further information to arrive , and so the information that does appear is relatively important . |
| 3 | In the light of this kind of development it is high time to drop the distinction between ‘ education ’ and ‘ training ’ and to refuse to use these words as part of our educational vocabulary . |
| 4 | When Harriet once again saw her daughter off at Penzance station it was this time with a sense of relief . |
| 5 | The point of this simple experiment is to show you that although there are only 168 hours in a week there is ample time for private study provided you are prepared to organise your life . |
| 6 | Well , Paul , as a respectable married man it 's high time you went home . |
| 7 | Bridal Gown It 's that time of the month : Gladwell 's debut collection evokes the cyclical nature of womanhood , throwing down a bloodied gauntlet in the shape of these gripping stories and essays |
| 8 | You seem quite tired and nervy ; not at all the way you were last time : very trim and self-contained . |
| 9 | The work of psychiatrists such as Maxwell Jones , who established the first therapeutic community , shows that the nurse who is given time to talk with and listen to patients is a most potent healing force for the human spirit . |
| 10 | In his view it was high time ASEAN made a serious study of proclaiming Southeast Asia a nuclear-free zone as a first step towards implementing the zone concept . |