Example sentences of "[that] now was the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Reagan 's knowledge of foreign affairs was non-existent , to the point where if he was not prompted he often had no idea which country he was talking about , he needed little convincing by the American intelligence agencies that now was the time for America to start waging a secret war against its enemies . |
| 2 | Commenting on the letter , Bishop Kelly said that now was the time for Britain to act in support of a world free from the threat of nuclear weapons . |
| 3 | Had someone or something decided that now was the time to be serious ? |
| 4 | Given the blurring of the distinction between banks and building societies , it was felt that now was the time to drop those measures ( M1 and M3 ) which included bank deposits but not building society deposits . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've never met her , ’ she replied quietly , and deciding that now was the time to come clean — albeit that she would be lying in her teeth , ‘ She , Miss Pankracova , arranged an interview for — er — me , with Mr Vendelin Gajdusek for last Friday , only he — ’ |
| 6 | Oh , grief , she thought and suspected that now was the time she must get in with her interview questions . |