Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] [noun] time " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Under Labour policy those rights would be given to part time workers from day one , ’ said Miss Armstrong .
2 This is a problem which may be solved in Government time , ’ he said .
3 Well it 'll be done by dinner time then .
4 ( WES ) So many people now descend on the Wye Valley every summer that conservationists say some roads may have to be closed at peak times to restrict the number of visitors .
5 The energy released can be measured as relaxation time .
6 The most obvious change appears to be an even greater enthusiasm to be called at Question time ; one Member told me that he , like others was tabling a lot more Questions for oral answer to try to secure a television slot , and the Speaker confirmed that television had made Members generally anxious to be called , both for Questions and in debates at prime time .
7 The main meal of the day may be eaten at lunch time or in the evening , according to your normal habit .
8 Shopping has to be worked around prayer times as all the shops close , and men and women must n't mix unless they are married .
9 I shall expect you always to be dressed by dinner time and whomsoever I bring home to my table you 'll be in readiness to receive .
10 There is usually less urgency , though the time factor can not be ignored since studio time costs money .
11 In contrast , direct taxes can only be changed at Budget time .
12 In what sounds like a mildly unsettling scenario , the appropriately modified domestic receiver would spring into life while the American family slept , printing out a radio-dispatched newspaper to be read at breakfast time .
13 Could the debate be held in Government time to allow us to congratulate the people who work in those facilities and the GPs who are now strongly supporting the reforms ?
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