Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adv] [det] time " in BNC.

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1 If it happened more this time , it may simply be that , with a higher-than-average turnout ( sunny weather , and so on ) , more people who normally would n't have bothered to vote , did so — and such half-hearted democrats are precisely the ones unlikely to have filled in the form .
2 It allowed too little time for the furore provoked by Howe 's resignation to die down .
3 AFTER reading the articles on dyslexic children it brought back this time last year when my son Steven , who is dyslexic , was trying for an engineering apprenticeship .
4 Emil himself and Oliver delivered the necessary , although Emil on his return said he hoped this was n't going to happen at lunch and dinner also , because it took too much time .
5 When the system was tested in the three days leading up to the event , it responded properly each time .
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