Example sentences of "[be] it [adj] [verb] that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nowhere in Thucydides ' account is it safe to think that this expression includes the Spartans , and in the operations in the Megarid the Corinthians , and only the Corinthians , are mentioned by name on the Peloponnesian side . |
| 2 | Is it any wonder that more and more women resort to wearing jeans and anoraks ? |
| 3 | Is it sensible to consider that this natural intelligence or healing power would produce a situation that was without a purpose , for which no reason existed and which was harmful to the person when considered as a whole ? |
| 4 | If a third of the adult population viewed reading with so little enthusiasm , was it any wonder that many children were doubtful as to its worth ? |
| 5 | Was it realistic to hope that these thousands of 0troops , with their equipment , could be pulled out in just three weeks ? |