Example sentences of "and it was [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it was high time she retired . |
| 2 | Sadly , over the years , it has been far too easy for men such as Beck to infiltrate the sloppy system used by many local authorities and it was high time that the Government took steps to prevent further scandals . |
| 3 | He was twenty-one — a man — and it was high time he started living his life to the full . |
| 4 | He was taking an unholy delight in her discomfiture and it was high time that he was taken down a peg . |
| 5 | The old man had spoiled her and it was high time that she faced facts . |
| 6 | She 'd been here four days and it was high time she wrote to him . |
| 7 | He did not immediately contemplate any drastic change in his filmmaking aesthetic , since his first Hollywood picture , Rebecca ( 1940 ) , was based on a British book and used British actors , and it was some time before he made a completely American picture . |
| 8 | The city was in mourning for Marie-Thérèse de Bourbon ( first wife of the Dauphin Louis ) and it was some time before the prospect of playing at court arose . |
| 9 | Which only set Nigel off more , and it was some time before he could attempt an explanation . |
| 10 | He had been a reporter then and it was some time after their first meeting that he had begun his campaign to highlight the plight of the poor . |
| 11 | This only seemed to exasperate the situation and it was some time before order was restored . |
| 12 | He looked small in the crush and it was some time before the order got through . |
| 13 | Then his lips found hers again and it was some time before either said anything at all . |
| 14 | Kharg itself was reported as solidly defended , with Raytheon Hawk surface/air missiles and F-14 fighters operational in the area , and it was some time before significant damage was inflicted on the terminal . |