Example sentences of "be [art] time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The real barrier has been the time spent apart , he says . |
| 2 | The model for southeast England has been refined and developed and one reason for its modification has been the time allocated to mid-Tertiary earth movements as it was appreciated that these ‘ outer ripples of the Alpine storm ’ may have continued for longer than was at first envisaged . |
| 3 | The two quantities are the time taken for the waves to reach a patch and return to the Earth , which gives the range of the patches , and the Doppler-shift of such waves , which gives the motion of the patches . |
| 4 | There had been no time to set about her hair , or her blue-white face , only enough time to make a delicious picnic and pack its basket into the boot of the car . |
| 5 | That there had been no time to prepare for a gradual hand-over of power , to make plans for social , political , economic and military integration , only made things worse . |
| 6 | In the rush of their departure , there had been no time to buy her a new one . |
| 7 | There had been no time to attempt to flee , or even to struggle ; hundreds simply died in their tracks . |
| 8 | But tonight there had been no time to get the cheese or sardines or cold ham that made his evening meal ; Sean never liked to cook in his bedsit above the premises of Hogan 's lest the smell of food linger and be deemed offensive . |
| 9 | Gathering accurate information and perceptions on which to base our work has been a time consuming and laborious exercise but we have all learnt a great deal in the process and the model which has emerged appears to be acceptable to all of those who have been involved and the information networks have begun to do their time honoured job . |
| 10 | At what should have been a time to reflect on a most successful campaign to unite both Church and public in defence of fundamental Christian belief , Mrs Whitehouse was ‘ rocked ’ by the breaking of another controversy . |
| 11 | If we are in a happy partnership , whether married or living in a close relationship with a man or woman , retirement years are a time to look forward to and for doing things together . |
| 12 | There are no time limits so study can be matched to the available time you have . |
| 13 | Now would be the time to put the debate on a more rational and realistic basis . |
| 14 | It now seemed to be the time to put the plan into action ; the frustration and anger following Auque 's and Normandin 's release was the final shove I needed . |
| 15 | When we rise for Prime , then will be the time to see and consider , before we try to interpret . ’ |
| 16 | Then would be the time to go seeking dear Mary again . |
| 17 | In the West country waterside living offers a similar breadth of choice , and with the market approaching its low water mark , now might be the time to take the plunge . |
| 18 | If rates do go lower , it will be by a marginal ½%-1%,; so now could be the time to take the plunge . |
| 19 | Now might be the time to follow it up with a few troop directions in fluent French . |
| 20 | UNEP , it is worth recalling , was born out of the 1972 Stockholm conference ; the 1992 anniversary conference will be the time to consider turning it into a full-blown UN agency with more funds at its disposal . |
| 21 | Well , Rose Fenemore , now might be the time to broaden your outlook a little . |
| 22 | Rex felt that now really would be the time to make a getaway . |
| 23 | An object the size of the Sun would take 29 minutes to collapse to a singularity under its own gravity — at least that would be the time measured by an observer stationed on its surface before he too vanished into zero dimensions . |
| 24 | WITH interest rates going through the roof and budgets stretched now could be the time to embark upon some serious financial planning . |
| 25 | Now that many good leasehold titles are quite a few years old , however , this might well be the time to apply to the Registry to convert a good leasehold to an absolute title . |
| 26 | Another factor may be the time taken in coping with a particular old person which is seen as disproportionate in relation to other work which has to be done . |
| 27 | They 'd be at a loose end when it was over , which would be the time to approach them . |
| 28 | You 're going to be working hard , and so am I. There 'll be no time to wear anything like that ; anyway , I do n't like them ! ’ |
| 29 | There are far too many pressures on your time : there will be no time left for " writing up later " . |
| 30 | These things , there would simply be no time left for |