Example sentences of "be time for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unseemly haste is dictated not merely by the Government 's electoral timetable , but by the fear that if the measure is given proper time for debate there will also be time for the real , but as yet nascent , concerns of Tory Back Benchers and their constituents to grow and mature . |
| 2 | It may now be time for the different royal colleges to examine the possible use of a standard hospital letter for all specialties to general practitioners . |
| 3 | Provided the Soviet regime could ensure its short-term survival , there would be time for the German revolution to bring political and material relief to the Soviet federation . |
| 4 | No idea what time Vern set off for the bus , but it must be time for the next one by now . |
| 5 | Surely it is time for the present Home Secretary — who started all this in Cabinet , along with the right hon. Member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury ( Mr. Ridley ) — to apologise . |
| 6 | But enough of prologues and manifestos ; it is time for the first story . |
| 7 | Now it is time for the new generation born in the wilderness to cross the Jordan , and to begin to take possession of the Land , led not by Moses , of course , since he must die on the wrong side of the river , but by Joshua . |
| 8 | Let us hope they 're still dancing when it is time for the Fourth Round draw . |
| 9 | Now that we 're well into the New Year and little seems to be happening on the rock , I guess it 's time for the traditional retrospective . |
| 10 | IT 'S time for the second stage of the Roadshow Diet , our ten-week eating and exercise challenge to help you reduce calories and burn off excess fat . |
| 11 | Now it 's time for the second half of our review of the year . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's time for the ultimate sacrifice … fetch that rope and bring the rest of the pepper . ’ |
| 13 | Now with summer well and truly upon us , it 's time for the first in a new series looking at some of the region 's loveliest gardens . |
| 14 | It 's time for the new catalogues and one of the most attractive around is Palm 's . |
| 15 | Now it 's time for the national side to take precedence . |
| 16 | It 's time for the synthetic actors to start learning their lines . |
| 17 | And then , bang , crash , oh dear , it was time for the regional franchises to be renewed . |
| 18 | Now the two rival versions had been completed , it was time for the multiple power centres of News on Sunday to deliver their verdicts . |
| 19 | It was time for the deadly follow-up — the Offensive Offensive in which John Major would savage his opponents , even if they were sitting on the benches behind him . |
| 20 | With the housecoat made up and endless hurdles overcome , it was time for the real test — replacing the clothes stand with a model . |
| 21 | It was time for the Other Woman to go back to America . |
| 22 | Back at Kabrit there was time for the planned reorganization . |
| 23 | We avoided each other all evening until it was time for the Open University programmes . |
| 24 | After working out with the region 's most promising 12- to 14-year-olds , it was time for the main event . |
| 25 | Down at the one-time pavilion that was now the Venetz sisters ' lakeside restaurant , Angelica Venetz had decided that it was time for the big old mallard 's appointment in duck heaven . |
| 26 | Day three was spent at the lowest place on earth — 1400 ft below sea level — the Dead Sea and , after visiting the ancient palace of Herod the Great at Masada , it was time for the obligatory float in the Dead Sea . |
| 27 | Perks appeared when it was time for the 11.54 to arrive . |
| 28 | In making this break with tradition , James , it seems , had come to the conclusion that it was time for the intellectual elite to shut up and listen to the workers for a change for it was they who were at the sharp end of the production system and therefore they who first sensed any changes in patterns of production . |
| 29 | A few anxious glances at watches showed that it was time for the invited party to take their places . |
| 30 | With the advent of Venturous , it was time for the old Vigilant to bow out and she was taken out of service in May 1962 when Venturous was commissioned and became operational . |