Example sentences of "be [adv] time for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It must be nearly time for the service to start . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It is not time for the kidneys , ’ shouted Auguste . |
| 3 | I go shopping every day , and by the time I come back it 's usually time for the baby to have her food at about twelve — and then she usually sleeps till about two , and then I cook lunch for him [ the two-year-old ] so that in the evening it 's a tea , although it 's usually a cooked tea . |
| 4 | She goes to play with a little girl up the road , and then it 's usually time for the baby 's tea . |
| 5 | On the military front there is still time for the war to turn bad , particularly when the ground battle is joined in earnest . |
| 6 | There is still time for the alliance to rescind its decision of 1979 and turn its attention to more pressing defence priorities . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's nearly time for the children to go to bed . ’ |
| 8 | It is now time for the all-important rig change , so the back hand is released from the boom … |
| 9 | It is now time for the Prince and Princess to learn to trust the British people by admitting the truth of their relationship . |
| 10 | It is now time for the United States to do likewise . |
| 11 | This ensures that everyone 's interest can be engaged and that there is never time for the class to get bored . |
| 12 | There was always time for the unusual , like the man whose birthday present to his wife , was her chance to drive a Cheltenham and District double decker . |
| 13 | The strange aeons were over , and it was nearly time for the Sandrat to kill Death . |
| 14 | It was now time for the fillet of local fallow deer served pink , with spiced red cabbage and glazed walnuts . |
| 15 | Two weeks ago I wrote to the Archbishop of Canterbury suggesting that it was now time for the Church Militant to denounce antibiotics in the same uncompromising terms once used against usury , but I suspect my advice ( admittedly unsolicited ) will go the same way as the seed of Onan . |
| 16 | It was now time for the surprise witness , and the one who , without a doubt , had the most affect on the outcome . |
| 17 | It was now time for the Collector to play his last card . |
| 18 | It commented in the same year that , ‘ while recognizing the considerable contribution that Mr Hornby has made in building up the Council to its present position of eminence within the colleges , it was now time for the CNAA 's influence to be more widely felt ’ . |
| 19 | Malcolm Muggeridge asked whether it was n't time for the monarchy to engage professional public relations consultants , ‘ in place of the rather ludicrous courtiers who now function as such . ’ |
| 20 | It was almost time for the afternoon session at the Riverside . |
| 21 | Glancing at his watch , Major Tzann noted that it was almost time for the briefing . |