Example sentences of "was time [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was time to go to bed . |
| 2 | But when it was time to go to bed , Catherine put her arms round her father 's neck to say goodnight , and immediately screamed , ‘ Oh , he 's dead , Heathcliff ! |
| 3 | She yawned , and decided it was time to go to bed . |
| 4 | Amiss had a fruitless stab at trying to imagine Joan , Kate or Mary tumbling with Ramsbum and then wisely concluded that it was time to go to bed . |
| 5 | Instead he read a paper he 'd bought in Trieste and forgotten to throw away , immersing himself in a debate over the council 's delay in resurfacing the streets in an outlying zone of the city until it was time to go to work . |
| 6 | After that it was time to change for dinner — to shine but not to shriek . |
| 7 | The BX 4x4 Estate , yesterday a safari vehicle , became today a Grand Tourer as we made our farewell circuit through picturesque villages and bustling market towns until we arrived at the old spa resort of Buxton , said to be the highest town in England , where we had , reluctantly , to admit that it was time to head for home . |
| 8 | The BX 4×4 Estate , yesterday a safari vehicle , became today a Grand Tourer as we made our farewell circuit through picturesque villages and bustling market towns until we arrived at the old spa resort of Buxton , said to be the highest town in England , where we had reluctantly to admit that it was time to head for home . |