Example sentences of "n't the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't the right time of my life for concentration , it really was n't . |
| 2 | ‘ It clearly was n't the right time to make any additional changes in Laura 's life , ’ says Kathie . |
| 3 | Then he said , ‘ This probably is n't the right time to say this , but I have n't been totally honest with you … . ’ |
| 4 | Erm I do look for opportunities to talk to people about God but I , I certainly think that you have to wait for the right opportunity because , if people are ill or very down , then it often is n't the right time when they 're vulnerable erm to try and erm talk to them about something . |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't make love to you last night , not because I did n't want to , but because it was n't the right time , or place . |
| 6 | I mean perhaps Saturday morning is n't the right time to phone but it was |
| 7 | ‘ If it 's personal , then this is n't the appropriate time or place , ’ Luke returned , glancing towards the low , broadly curving stage . |
| 8 | I promise you it is n't the only time that warm relationships have built up between reporters and bereaved families . |
| 9 | It was n't the first time he 'd thought that , but this time he was sure . |
| 10 | And let me tell you , this is n't the first time I 've thought of it , either . ’ |
| 11 | This was n't the first time it had got me into trouble , but I intended to make damn sure it was the last . |
| 12 | ‘ Yes , although this is n't the first time I 've been here . |
| 13 | This was n't the first time the pin in the tower blew out , it used to happen one in every six mixes . |
| 14 | Mrs Bennett would have a fit if she knew Celia had gone up to Beckwith 's Folly , but it was n't the first time lately that she had been overwhelmed by the desire to escape , although it was the first time she had actually done anything about it . |
| 15 | But this was n't the first time Perkins had been charged with drug possession in Britain . |
| 16 | And he admitted this was n't the first time his feet had come a cropper . |
| 17 | It was n't the first time Berowne had spent the night in St Matthew 's church vestry . ’ |
| 18 | And it is n't the first time I 've said that , is it ? |
| 19 | It was n't the first time her pupil had mentioned Rossmayne and each time the girl 's face had lit up in a way which made the nun catch her breath . |
| 20 | It was n't the first time he 'd had this nightmare ; it was happening more often nowadays . |
| 21 | For it was n't the first time this had happened , by no means . |
| 22 | This is n't the first time . |
| 23 | Probably you 'd already gathered that it is n't the first time he 's played similar tricks , and that he 's a law to himself , and comes and goes as he pleases . |
| 24 | It was n't the first time Luke had contacted her since their sight seeing expedition — the flowers that by now she was coming to expect had arrived promptly next day , and with them a handwritten note — but it was the first time that she had heard his voice . |
| 25 | It was n't the first time in the Church and especially amongst the orthodoxly successful echelons of bishops and archdeacons , that Theodora had met a reluctance to tangle with that eminence grise , Gilbert Racy . |
| 26 | ‘ This is n't the first time in the past two years he 's stalked out of our house in a jealous rage , swearing that this time our relationship is over for good . ’ |
| 27 | It was n't the first time she 'd heard that kind of comment . |
| 28 | This is n't the first time you 've endured this morning-after feeling , is it ? |
| 29 | And it ai n't the first time ! |
| 30 | It was n't the first time Isabel had said the words . |