Example sentences of "is the time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you sowed tomato seeds last month , now is the time to prick them out , ie transfer them into small pots , or , if you have sown them in soil blocks , to reduce them to one per cell before moving on to a pot . |
| 2 | Junior accountants at Price Waterhouse , one of the big six firms , have been told that now is the time to take their once-in-a-lifetime world tour or perhaps a summer stint as a yacht deckhand and that applications for extended unpaid leave ‘ will be looked on favourably ’ . |
| 3 | Now is the time to take rubbish to the dump , to give things away to charity shops and jumble sales . |
| 4 | If any freedoms are going to remain , now is the time to take action ; physically as well as verbally . |
| 5 | But local councillors feel now is the time to take stronger action . |
| 6 | ‘ We 've run a very tight ship and we feel now is the time to take advantage of that by substantially increasing the manager 's budget , ’ said Richmond . |
| 7 | It says that with a General Election looming , now is the time to take up ‘ unique tax-planning opportunities ’ . |
| 8 | And in a voice like Thunder , the Great Masklin said unto the Thing , Now is the Time to go back to our Home in the Sky , — iv . |
| 9 | Now is the time to ask him whether you can take pictures or videos during and after the service , where you can arrange for any flowers to be positioned , decide upon readings , hymns and the music . |
| 10 | But the manager has brought in nine new players , including himself , and now is the time to put a brake on . |
| 11 | Now is the time to put the case for a special banding system for London . |
| 12 | Now , in the twilight of the 20th century , is the time to re-establish our commitment to the earth and embark on a new decade of environmentalism as we count down toward the year 2000 . |
| 13 | Pull Moon is the time to pick mushrooms , kill the bacon pig or get married , bearing in mind that ‘ When the Moon 's in the full , then wit 's in the wane ’ . |
| 14 | Winter is the time to lie back and sink into the great British bath . |
| 15 | That is the time to abandon the project . |
| 16 | If this frequency does n't suit you , now is the time to talk things through because otherwise you could end up in a longterm relationship in which sex is not what you thought it would be . |
| 17 | Its drawback is the time involved , as it requires teachers to take register at each lesson by marking pink sheets that are then read into an optical mark reader . |
| 18 | This is the time to sow biennial flower seeds , to flower next spring and early summer . |
| 19 | Now is the time to feed your Catfish and observe it . |
| 20 | Museum directors have decided that now is the time to proceed with this daunting project which is estimated to cost between £15,000 to £20,000 to complete VH–UTH to static display standards . |
| 21 | If lighting is to be included , this is the time to lay cable . |
| 22 | I have decided that now is the time to retire as Captain and that someone else should take the helm . |
| 23 | That is the time to stop , he wrote . |
| 24 | Now is the time to stop this end-gaining mentality and realize what we truly want in our lives . |
| 25 | Then now is the time to return any stray objects to the Catering Department , no questions asked . |
| 26 | Then now is the time to invest in a Triumph Stag — but keep it to yourself . |
| 27 | Your prescription has worked and now is the time to repeat the same remedy . |
| 28 | If we have not done so before , now is the time to examine religious views and the firm hope of eternal life which is an integral part of the Christian faith and teaching . |
| 29 | With England staring at their greatest humiliation for nearly 50 years , he sent on a defender and explained : ‘ He 's not had the best of times lately but I believe this is the time to support certain people . |
| 30 | IT USED to be an easy decision , and still is for many racing fans — the first weekend in October is the time to visit Paris . |