Example sentences of "if it be at [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 If it be at an untimely hour , or if they fail to assign a proper reason for being in a place , he is to arrest them … showing bad characters that they are known and watched by him … their habits will point them out without further ado …
2 If it is at an elegant dinner table , there is a choice between a fino sherry ( or a manzanilla ) or champagne .
3 You must be glad the terrorists have gone away , even if it was at a terrible cost to your country .
4 Francis was delighted at landing Bright — even if it was at the third time of asking .
5 Liquid products for manual use : This is calculated by standardising arithmetically the price to achieve a true cost which represents the price the product would be if it were at a standard concentration of 30 per cent .
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