Example sentences of "it be a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would it be a time of wonder , or would it be the old conflicts continued ? |
| 2 | Ellen Jebeau brought her lips tightly together and drew them inwards between her teeth before she said , with deep bitterness , ‘ I do n't know about it being a time for plain speaking , I can only say that time has shown your ingratitude for what I 've done for you over the years . ’ |
| 3 | It 's a time for few windows and we have many , and maybe it 's even a time for living in town or city with lights and movement and not just the dead nettles of the water meadow to gaze at . |
| 4 | It 's a time for that client to decide whether they wish to stay or if they want to go home . ’ |
| 5 | Instead of retirement being something to dread , it 's a time we are looking forward to . |
| 6 | It 's a time for experts to be patient , practising tricks , joining the light weather races , or just sunbathing . |
| 7 | For many , it 's a time of profound contentment and satisfaction . |
| 8 | Er , as Charlie just pointed out , it is of great concern and it 's a time bomb that is definitely ticking away . |
| 9 | It 's a time bomb that 's been ticking for centuries and the fuse has always been gold . |
| 10 | Well it 's a time exposure . |
| 11 | For some Wimpey people it 's a time of hectic activity . |
| 12 | For Minerals it 's a time to press ahead , free of the bad weather handicaps which , in North America particularly , have dogged production longer than usual this year . |
| 13 | It 's a time consuming process . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's a time for the local authority , community and club to work together in partnership . ’ |
| 15 | Oh it 's a time switch with a bomb on ! |
| 16 | There are little tricks , for example , if it 's a time clause , when you think to yourself oh God it 's one of those lists , you sit down and calm yourself , take a Valium or whatever it is and just apply yourselves to that , right , what the next point is so the first thing I want you to do is stop at this time clause , when you realize it 's a time clause I want you to go trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot to the main verb , alright ? |
| 17 | There are little tricks , for example , if it 's a time clause , when you think to yourself oh God it 's one of those lists , you sit down and calm yourself , take a Valium or whatever it is and just apply yourselves to that , right , what the next point is so the first thing I want you to do is stop at this time clause , when you realize it 's a time clause I want you to go trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot to the main verb , alright ? |
| 18 | It 's a time when the Chancellor of the Exchequer must put Britain first and the Prime Minister 's private prejudices and the good of the Tory party second . |
| 19 | ‘ It is a time of historic opportunity . |
| 20 | It is a time when there are many fatalities on the roads as the inexperienced young try to dash across in the face of oncoming traffic . |
| 21 | It is a time for Germanically cautious central banking . |
| 22 | It is a time of abject misery , when it just seems impossible to face the consequences of the loss that has occurred . |
| 23 | It is a time of great opportunity , but also of new dangers . |
| 24 | It is a time when people , putting off the reality of Monday morning , do n't want to be disturbed . |
| 25 | ‘ It is a time when we all want to be happy . |
| 26 | When we are privileged to know this in advance ( and I think that it is wrong in nearly all cases not to tell a dying patient ) it is a time for preparation and repentance , and ultimately of acceptance . |
| 27 | ‘ It is a time to show God 's care for us to each other , ’ she said . |
| 28 | It is a time when those who have fallen on bad times have their freedom and property restored . |
| 29 | To say that the UK economy is at a crossroads suggests that it is a time for important decisions to be taken leading to a change in direction . |
| 30 | Youth has always been the ideological sign of pleasure because it is a time of irresponsibility , possibility , change ; young people are envied and feared and so feature in the organization of consumption as a recurring adult fantasy . |