Example sentences of "be [adv] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it can be pointed out that times of motivational conflict are just the times when signalling may be expected . |
| 2 | But it will probably be around the time of the Full Moon on the 14th that you decide enough is enough and when you realise that success , solace or excitement can only be found in a different setting . |
| 3 | If the intervals are not regular but are simply the time it takes the operator to change the subject and are not perceptible , it becomes stop-motion ( or single frame ) animation proper — the movement is created , but not actually recorded . |
| 4 | The access times considered in this chapter have been simply the time taken to position the device access mechanism to read or write a selected record . |
| 5 | In a perfect world the course should have lasted not one year but three — but there were neither the time or resources ; nor can one train trainers as well as one would like in a field where there are as yet no models to emulate and no specific literature . |
| 6 | Edible things tended to crumble when packaged and someone was going to have to remember where they all were when the time came to unpack them . |
| 7 | As a result , there is rarely the time to provide adequate explanations as to why a particular step is carried out . |
| 8 | Well , it 's only the time of the month . ’ |
| 9 | that 's only the time a problem arises |
| 10 | That 's obviously the time when she 's hungry ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ That 's exactly the time many gentlemen do go astray , ’ said Bill . |
| 12 | Visiting your Aunty is exactly the time to crack some wicked gags about the rest of the family . |
| 13 | This is not the time to be thinking about what the chief instructor is going to think or say . |
| 14 | The whole unit had to be dismantled to allow a new base to be fitted — a costly and time-consuming disaster , which taught me that 11pm on Saturday , at the end of a tiring day , is not the time to be doing d-i-y ! |
| 15 | This is not the time to talk of the end of history — more a time for some good history lessons . |
| 16 | He added : ‘ Politically it is not the time to talk about re-unification . |
| 17 | This is not the time to escape reality . ’ |
| 18 | This is not the time to think of demanding your money back . |
| 19 | We could paraphrase it to read : ‘ Mother , ca n't you see that this is not the time for my mission and nature to be revealed ? ’ |
| 20 | This is not the time for hasty decisions , ’ he said . |
| 21 | Now is not the time to rip down the wallpaper or tear down walls . ’ |
| 22 | SIR — I agree with Louise Denny ( letter , April 6 ) that this is not the time for composers and other music copyright holders to be spineless . |
| 23 | However , ’ — he raised a finger — ‘ this is not the time to enter into such debates . |
| 24 | As any cobbler worth his salt will tell you , this is not the time to toss those tired but precious shoes into the nearest bin , it 's resole time . |
| 25 | Now is not the time to arrive at the friary . |
| 26 | In its view , there is not the time , the manpower or even the need to spy in the conventional sense . |
| 27 | The end of the property boom is another salient factor : with developers in trouble , this is not the time to present Docklands as a paradise for ‘ yuppies ’ , especially since so many of them are also now criticising the environment of Docklands . |
| 28 | So , even amid the fading glow of the MCG 's floodlights , and the successful reintroduction of South Africa , it is not the time to sit still and just ponder the future . |
| 29 | He paused and said , ‘ This is not the time to discuss it , but if you will use me , I can help you . |
| 30 | Now is not the time to start baking cakes for your freezer ! |