Example sentences of "be [conj] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be that the only times the parents show joint concern is when the child misbehaves and so the child continues to be difficult as it keeps the family together . |
| 2 | The complication here is that the total time period is more than 20 years , and obviously the earlier workers will have had time to publish many more papers than those finishing their studies in recent years , but the dataset is so large that such effects will be the same for all universities , i.e. they will be self-cancelling . |
| 3 | The complication here is that the total time period is more than 20 years , and obviously the earlier workers will have had time to publish many more papers than those finishing their studies in recent years , but the dataset is so large that such effects will be the same for all universities , i.e. they will be self-cancelling . |
| 4 | But , the view is that the good times have not gone away for ever . |
| 5 | What is important to note is that the proper time τ as recorded by an on-board clock would change smoothly on crossing the horizon . |
| 6 | The traditional view is that the ideal time is somewhere between one and two years before you are due to retire . |
| 7 | Indeed , my only complaint is that the playing time is a bit on the short side ! |
| 8 | The main obstacle was that the only time available for training was late at night . |