Example sentences of "[be] it any " in BNC.
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| 1 | Were it any other company but MGN this might work . |
| 2 | Nor is it any more than the incidental music to a play that captured the composer 's imagination and inspired him to conjure up the ‘ goings on in the Magicked Athenian wood ’ . |
| 3 | Is it any wonder that more and more women resort to wearing jeans and anoraks ? |
| 4 | Is it any wonder that Canadians worry ? |
| 5 | ‘ Is it any good to write to a Solicitor ? ’ he asked Hooton . |
| 6 | Then Harriet Shakespeare said , more softly and sounding puzzled , ‘ So why is it any use talking to me ? |
| 7 | Dear God , thought Alida , is it any wonder I am going where I am going , is it any wonder ? |
| 8 | Dear God , thought Alida , is it any wonder I am going where I am going , is it any wonder ? |
| 9 | Is it any good ? ’ |
| 10 | Nor is it any good hoping you 'll raise all the money at the conference itself if three-quarters of the bills have to be paid beforehand . |
| 11 | Yes , but is it any good ? |
| 12 | Is it any more accurate to call Hinduism polytheistic because of its talk of many gods than to call Roman Catholicism polytheistic on account of its talk of many saints ? |
| 13 | Is it any wonder that our streets are full of barefoot , starving children ? ’ |
| 14 | Is it any wonder that men regard them as half-wits ? ’ |
| 15 | Is it any wonder that we do n't really taste our food any more ? learning to become aware of the flavour of what you eat and drink will not only give you a great deal of pleasure which you may have forgotten but it will also make you more discerning in what you choose to put into your mouth . |
| 16 | Is it any wonder that , when the occasional circus came to town , they mitched ? |
| 17 | ‘ Is it any wonder he was cast out of paradise ? ’ |
| 18 | Is it any wonder then , that fusion researchers are looking for more efficient fusion machines ? |
| 19 | Is it any wonder I am near to tears when I hear the words of My Yiddishy Mama ? |
| 20 | Is it any wonder that Miss Lewis sought refuge with a man like Mr Jason Donovan ? |
| 21 | Is it any wonder then that the Western way of eating is also the Western way of dying . |
| 22 | ‘ Why is it any worse for you ? |
| 23 | Is it any wonder that the only people who can afford their services are rich companies , millionaires and those who are lucky enough to get legal aid ? |
| 24 | And is it any wonder , too , that the legal aid bill is rocketing totally out of control ? |
| 25 | Is it any wonder that I choose to shop abroad . |
| 26 | If society generally under-values old age , is it any wonder that old people do not experience a sense of personal worth ? |
| 27 | If society has no use for old people , is it any wonder that older people feel that their lives are without meaning ? |
| 28 | You wo n't be allowed to erect a headstone , have a name-plate or put flowers on a common grave , so is it any wonder that the whole thing smacks of the dreaded ‘ pauper 's burial ’ and that , however poor , people will make monumental sacrifices to raise the money somehow for the ‘ something better ’ that they feel they should provide ? |
| 29 | But is it any more than a legend ? |
| 30 | Now , is it any wonder why American businesses in Singapore have for the last 5 years registered a remarkable 25% average rate of return . |