Example sentences of "be a time [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Regardless of what the manufacturers of integrated software may tell us it can still be a time consuming process to off-load the document from the wordprocessor and pull in the data base and its files to look up a simple telephone number .
2 The plain fact is , constructing a spreadsheet can be a time consuming business , and editing one can be a morass of potential errors .
3 For his father Andre Hanscombe — whose love for his son has kept him going amidst the grief — it will be a time calling on all his reserves of courage .
4 People rationalize by saying there will be a time to catch up with important relationships ( spouses , children , friends ) later .
5 For advanced courses , the next few years should be a time to consolidate the positive achievements of ACDP and to adjust and refine as necessary , but not to initiate radical change .
6 If there is to be a time taken for a further hearing before me in relation to the question of interest and or a structured settlement , I regret that the parties will have to follow me , not purely from Chelmsford to London but thereafter to Maidstone .
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