Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] be [art] time " in BNC.

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1 The inspector , though , agreed there was no time like the present for a meeting .
2 Léonie decided there was no time to put on a dress .
3 Written questions had been invited , and 40 were received on a wide variety of subjects , which meant there was no time for extras from the floor , although the audience did contribute some penetrating comment .
4 They also put a closing date on the offer which meant there was no time to try again .
5 I knew there was no time to lose and no point in hesitating — I was going to explode soon — so I put my head down and broke free from Jamie and the girl , running off down the street .
6 Right , O K , I understood it was the time factor that was , right .
7 We thought it was the time when we could make a gesture in return . ’
8 What we gave you is the time they come and the next weekend they were back again , and I 'd warned them several times and in the end I said look forget it , and I had it , you know , the works gone off , erm , and as far as I 'm concerned it 's Wednesday nights , I 've really got to , and the price I started to pay , is no longer worth it to me .
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