Example sentences of "it was [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So it was do-it-yourself time , ’ says bill , ‘ and , with the help of my father , we did just that . |
| 2 | It was modern times , but there was no war . |
| 3 | Federal and Capital we er , is , is a small business er , but highly profitable and er , it 's a subscription business so that the cash comes in advance and er , the er , the only criticism I have of Federal and Capital is that it 's , it , it , it , it would be nice if it was five times bigger than it is . |
| 4 | It was Victorian times was n't it ? |
| 5 | Yeah it was all time and a half , double time . |
| 6 | Over the next seven years Cadillac built up a reputation as a quality car maker and , in 1906 , released the four-cylinder Model L. At $5000 , it was six times the price of the single-cylinder runabout and as well made as any car in the world . |
| 7 | I know it was long time ago , but can you now possibly recall where the information came from ? |
| 8 | And he would then call f ring three times I think maybe it was four times , and it was my my job to then run upstairs and I mean fast , you did n't dawdle . |
| 9 | And his first goal tends to get forgotten … but it was 100 times better than Cuntona 's effort a few weeks back , and better than Peles effort … in fact probably the best goal of that type ( 45 yard lobs ) youll ever see . |
| 10 | It was that time of year when England began to prepare for the Guy Fawkes celebrations of 5 November . |
| 11 | But there was not a sound : it was that time in the afternoon when Mrs Prynn was down in the village , Sir Gregory and Amyas were at their books , and the ladies in their chambers . |
| 12 | It was a Michaelmas Day or at least the old erm Quarter Day for paying rents and erm it was generally known in those days as muck spreading because erm it was usual time for erm , the farm workers to get ready for the winter ploughing . |
| 13 | It was carnival time , lights and siren , and Sorvino 's migraine disappeared like a popping soap bubble . |
| 14 | Since it was two-in-a-row time , he had taken a lot more precautions with this one . |
| 15 | I 'm afraid it was third time unlucky . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ But it was ten times more difficult than I expected . |
| 17 | But now , with the memory of her dream and his kiss so vivid , it was ten times worse . |
| 18 | And it was high time she retired . |
| 19 | It was high time for a fresh interpretation . |
| 20 | After a decade of being made to feel that you were somehow lacking as a person if you did n't manage to cram thrice-weekly workouts into your schedule , it was high time that a good reason not to exercise emerged . |
| 21 | It was high time she got down to serious thought about her doctorate . |
| 22 | Sadly , over the years , it has been far too easy for men such as Beck to infiltrate the sloppy system used by many local authorities and it was high time that the Government took steps to prevent further scandals . |
| 23 | It was high time for Benjamin to get married then — he had waited long enough . |
| 24 | It was high time ad men abandoned their prudish stance and accepted the British public was ready to take the journey round that long hidden bend . |
| 25 | While some participants argued that values such as freedom of the press and freedom of expression were ‘ western ’ ideas which robbed Africa of its authenticity , others reacted sharply by arguing that it was high time to consolidate democratic societies which are founded on inalienable rights . |
| 26 | While some participants argued that values such as freedom of the press and freedom of expression were ‘ western ’ ideas which robbed Africa of its authenticity , others reacted sharply by arguing that it was high time to consolidate democratic societies which are founded on inalienable rights . |
| 27 | An MP wrote to me , saying it was high time the Commission dropped all this ‘ Victorian nonsense ’ and abandoned such rules . |
| 28 | He was twenty-one — a man — and it was high time he started living his life to the full . |
| 29 | It was high time someone took his young sister down a peg . |
| 30 | And while I continued to make my contribution , I really did feel it was high time I started looking out for number one . |