Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] be it [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The wallpaper 's muave or is it mauve hell with green plums .
2 Is it the sun or is it this heater ?
3 Did she detect compassion or was it slight wistfulness in those incredibly direct blue eyes ?
4 Attendance can I just erm ask is it er possible attendance less unexplained absence or is it actual attendance plus explained absences for attendance ?
5 Is that ending of the arm's-length principle Government policy or is it another example of a Minister , who knows that he has only another five weeks in the job , making a remark entirely of his own without consulting his civil servants , the Arts Council or any of the national companies ?
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