Example sentences of "[subord] it was [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no sign of Carrie and although it was milking time the cows were still in the field . |
| 2 | Going on down er , the profit and loss account , the tax charge er , is lower as a percentage than it was this time last year . |
| 3 | It 's a bit higher than it was last time but it 's still well within the normal range , now just How far can you walk before you get short of breath , would you say ? |
| 4 | France is now facing its second period of cohabitation between a right-wing government and a socialist president , and if the statements of the conservative leaders are anything to go by , it is likely to be tougher than it was last time . |
| 5 | ‘ So it was do-it-yourself time , ’ says bill , ‘ and , with the help of my father , we did just that . |
| 6 | It meant taking Weenie and Co. , who had to be made tidy and neat , so it was some time before their caravan set forth . |
| 7 | Federal and Capital we er , is , is a small business er , but highly profitable and er , it 's a subscription business so that the cash comes in advance and er , the er , the only criticism I have of Federal and Capital is that it 's , it , it , it , it would be nice if it was five times bigger than it is . |
| 8 | Since it was two-in-a-row time , he had taken a lot more precautions with this one . |
| 9 | Oh yeah , and his dog , yeah likes it as well yeah , they used to leave a tray out for him every night , yeah when it was closing time the dog knew every time it closed , it wo , I mean if they closed at lunchtime it would n't come down it would only come down when they closed up at night . |
| 10 | Mr you 'll spoi you 'll spoil us when I saw this tonight I thought we I got ta say something because Martin is coming up with the er same motion as it was last time , it was not much different so probably with the same reply 's got ta be made and that is that the Labour party is not the caring party , everyone here , I 'm sure the Liberals as well as the Conservatives care we are a caring party as much as you are and we are concerned , we are concerned about , we are concerned about |