Example sentences of "be it [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the going gets tough , it 's these people who react best — be it at a natural disaster , accident or sudden emergency . |
| 2 | The ‘ minimalist ’ manages to travel the world with everything packed into a small shoulder bag , and yet she always seems to have le vêtement juste — be it for a river-rafting trip , an ascent of an extinct volcano or an embassy garden party . |
| 3 | It was the Richard Branson that would throw anybody in a swimming-pool — literally and metaphorically — often forgetful of the cost , be it of a junior employee 's ruined wristwatch or an editor 's dignity ( the watch could be paid for afterwards : dignity was harder to repair ) ; the Richard Branson that , when playing wicket-keeper in a company cricket match , would tie cotton round the bails and then ‘ when the batsman has been in long enough ’ yank them off with a roar of laughter , all the more resounding for the look of fury on the fallguy 's face . |
| 4 | If we are misled by our grammar into thinking that ‘ I expect such-and-such ’ is a report of a mental process then there will seem to be a problem : ‘ What is it about a mental process which makes it an expectation of such-and-such ? |
| 5 | No life that though is it for a younger person ? |
| 6 | Right , is there any kind of pattern to that , or is it on a daily basis that you do that ? |
| 7 | Is it of a higher quality and accepted by consumers ? |
| 8 | Okay just moving ahead now , er with your occupation erm is it of a hazardous nature ? |
| 9 | Is it of a one-piece nylon construction that will be easy to clean , solid wood — usually beech — or one of the increasingly common metal sided drawers with a solid base ? |
| 10 | Although the trees are still leafless , I do not get a glimpse of the hall until it is within a stone 's throw , so hidden is it by a dense screen of boughs and underwood ; but I know it is near at hand , for an ancient archway spans the path leading to the farmyard , and just beyond the Tudor gateway bearing several clear-cut coats of arms . |
| 11 | the situation of the store ( Is it in a busy shopping area or in a less advantageous situation where he may need to attract customers ? ) |
| 12 | ‘ Is it in a big complex ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Is it fer an air-raid shelter ? ’ he inquired . |
| 14 | Nor is it like a mathematical theorem : it can not be deduced from a set of axioms . |
| 15 | Was the the degree of cooperation , was it was it on an informal basis or was it er through the Transport and General that you got together ? |
| 16 | And and was i how did you work it , was it like a certain amount of men per lorry or did they just come in convoy ? |
| 17 | I said , well was it like a part-time thing ? |
| 18 | Well it was it like a big square shaved right down to the skin but no unless , it could of healed and just not grown back yet |
| 19 | Oh what was it like an old Dallas ? |