Example sentences of "[be] it the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | An evident interest , shared by many of the group members , is the desire to explore the pleasures of paint coupled with an sensual delight in the decorative aspects of design — be it the tangible substance and glowing colours of woven , embroidered and printed textiles , or the flowing line of a fashion garment , or the presence of domestic artefacts . |
2 | The ‘ lost object ’ ( be it the good mother , or good management ) can be converted into an object of hate . |
3 | Twentieth-century developments in communications — be it the faster postal service , the telephone , telegrams or improved road conditions and means of transport — would enable far-flung relations to keep in touch with each other with an ease at which their ancestors might have marvelled . |
4 | We can all produce fantastic costings for whoever requires them , be it the new Bank Manager , accountant or supplier , but will they stand the test of time ? |
5 | Esquire is a prism through which is refracted a spectrum of good writing , be it the latest work of an established voice , or the emerging voice of a master in the market . |
6 | The punching hip , be it the leading hip of a front punch or the trailing hip of a reverse punch , must swivel forwards , so that your centre-line directly faces the opponent . |
7 | That 's it the two of us |
8 | Or is it the coordinated interaction of several matrix components ( EHS contains laminin , type IV collagen , heparan-sulphate-proteoglycan , entactin , and other proteins ) with the cell that effects the maintenance of a normal phenotype ? |
9 | Sultan what is it the all bran , it has sultanas on it . |
10 | No longer is it the dull old building lost in the undergrowth . |
11 | Is it the fact that the mother is blundering towards the unknown , with her children that causes unease , or is it the de-feminised figure of the woman herself ? |
12 | Is it the best way to make energy today ? |
13 | Not only is it the largest in the world in volume ( $11 billion in loans and grants in 1991 ) , but its untied ratio ( 79.7% in 1991 ) is the highest in the world . |
14 | He had repeated once more that the central position in the Peace Alliance belonged to the Labour Party " for not only is it the largest opposition party , but it represents the essential core for any progressive alliance — the working class " . |
15 | I is it the four screen one we 've been watching ? |
16 | ‘ Is it the black or brown rat which carries infection ? ’ he suddenly asked . |
17 | This was not the official Victorian view of sex nor , indeed , is it the modern line . |
18 | Erm Is it the backward force ? |
19 | ‘ Is it the Catholic thing ? ’ |
20 | Nor is it the Forbidden City or the Kremlin . |
21 | But is it the round window , the square window , or the arched window ? |
22 | Is it the normal one though ? |
23 | That increases the surface tension on the top of the coffee — or is it the specific gravity ? — so that when you dribble the cream slowly down over the back of the spoon it stays on the top . ’ |
24 | Is it the specific disorder , a particular personality trait associated with the disorder , or a general vulnerability to psychiatric disturbance ? |
25 | Is it the one thing in the year for them . |
26 | Nice names , shame about the faces — or is it the other way around ? ! ’ |
27 | Is it the other one ? |
28 | Why is it the other four ? |
29 | Nor is it the first time that Rupert 's good name has been besmirched . |
30 | Is it the first verse of ‘ Three Blind Mice ’ or ‘ Mary , Mary Quite Contrary ’ or ‘ Jack and Jill ’ ? |