Example sentences of "be [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Because it would only be for a short time , Lucien 's parents had decided it would not be a religious transgression for his aunt Pershti , his mother 's lover , to look after him .
2 For 30 per cent this would be for the first time , yet almost half our sample are installing an additional or replacement shower .
3 Maidstone 's the place to be for the first time ever , all four candidates are female .
4 It might be for the last time . ’
5 She climbed into the carriage knowing it would perhaps be for the last time ; maintaining the horses and the grooms was a luxury she would have to forgo .
6 She knew that if she were whirled down again it would be for the last time .
7 This is my speech , not the hon. Gentleman 's , and I warn him that if I give way now it will be for the last time .
8 ‘ But I came late into the first-class game , I 'm 28 now and I really want to be in the big time before I end my career . ’
9 So what 's it like for young David to be in the big time .
10 So what 's it like for young David to be in the big time .
11 By close analysis , he was virtually able to predict where bream would be at a certain time and could put bait in to hold them in his swim .
12 yeah , yeah I must admit it 's a poor do when they know exactly where the criminal 's going to be at a certain time and then they let 'em go
13 Whatever the price happens to be at a given time , and this can vary dramatically , it will be a price worth paying for some and not for others .
14 it used to be at a different time of the year , though , did n't it ?
15 For council staff , already weary from last years round of cuts , moral is now said to be at an all time low .
16 We need to ensure that our white collar members have the help and the support and the advice available to them , but that help and that advice needs to be at the right time and at the right place .
17 These talks will all be at the usual time , date and place — 7.30 p.m. on the first Friday of the month , at the Community College , Bishop 's Castle .
18 These talks will all be at the usual time , date and place — 7.30 p.m. on the first Friday of the month , at the Community College , Bishop 's Castle .
19 Just a quick reminder ; tomorrow 's night 's programme will be at the earlier time of 6 p.m .
20 ‘ If the Certificate of Primary Education tested material which was firmly within the grasp of primary school teachers : if it tested the ability to re–son and understand relationships of cause and effect ; and , if , above all , it tested relevant and practical knowledge , it would be at the same time both a more efficient and equitable instrument for selecting secondary school entrants and also a more useful preparation for those for whom primary education is terminal .
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