Example sentences of "[be] it [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The monstrosity of the exterminatus he contemplated had eclipsed that thread of instinct until now , all be it that exterminatus was the correct course of action . |
| 2 | We have to find ways of managing waiting more effectively and keeping the customer ( be it general practitioner or patient ) informed . |
| 3 | Whatever the age group we 're working with ( be it five year olds or fifty year olds ) the basic elements of drama remain the same : |
| 4 | There is no doubt that until he discovered this clothing ( be it artificial carapace or ‘ the whole armour of God ’ ) , Lewis was only half-formed as a writer , as a literary imagination , perhaps as a person . |
| 5 | If big companies of that day insisted on a kind of uniform of the day , be it gray flannel or pinstripe , the eager veterans donned it cheerfully . |
| 6 | ‘ SRN readers may have some specialist knowledge of the railcars ’ actual operational history on foreign lines , be it personal knowledge or known literary sources . ’ |
| 7 | They begin to become mouthpieces for an outside force , be it divine will , the necessities of plot , or authorial comment . |
| 8 | The position on Euro Cities also is that we , and unfortunately are the leading European cities that are involved in promoting good initiatives on the expertise of what exists within , be it economic development , be it equal opportunities policies , we are promoting this city and the benefit of getting those grants and having those foresight of putting officers into Brussels means that is being invited by other cities within Europe and Eastern Europe to develop links based on what our expertise is . |
| 9 | Just as with the introduction of any new technology ; be it digital typesetting , offset litho printing , Spray Mount adhesive or even a new range of inks there will be those who approve and those who disapprove . |
| 10 | Be it one way or the other , and I prefer to give credit to Barbara , her headstone deserves to be preserved as an item of great interest in Ayrshire 's heritage . |
| 11 | Almost everything which has happened since then has demonstrated very clearly that the IBM/ATP Tour IS all about money , be it prize money , appearance money , tournament service fees or the administration costs of the Tour . |
| 12 | For being is always defined as the appropriation of either difference into identity , or of identities into a greater order , be it absolute knowledge , History , or the state . |
| 13 | The good management of grassland , be it permanent pasture or ley , offers probably the greatest scope for successful farming in the wetter parts of Britain . |
| 14 | Demos are an excellent way for amateur programmers to hone their skills as they can set themselves any task they wish to perfect , be it exciting text scrollies , explosive FX , multiple sprite animation ( mention sprite masking and you 're a dead man ! — Ed ) , rotation , scaling or just about any other facet that makes Commodore games so wild ‘ n ’ wonderful . |
| 15 | Each group was dedicated to a particular cowboy , be it Red Rider , Tom Mix or Randolph Scott . |
| 16 | How 's it going Ton ? |
| 17 | If you 've got the C D we could all , yes you do , we could all use it , then you could have blank tapes , and then you can tape it on cassette but I want a list of two C D's and I , in Argos if there 's a watch nan want 's the list and she want 's it this weekend . |
| 18 | erm I 'd we we have a number of suggestions er a gentleman over there about the er body building was that reported back to you for a start and did you discuss this ? erm you know I I really thought it sort of modern management techniques if there applied here like team working net working it 's it this way you could actually begin to perform as the committee at the moment your the shadowy figures in the background . |
| 19 | Attendance can I just erm ask is it er possible attendance less unexplained absence or is it actual attendance plus explained absences for attendance ? |
| 20 | and the tray , that 's it though , that is it actual Christmas drink that goes round the room and then the presents come out I look out the window and the snow blow |
| 21 | . Is it actual pain then , or stiffness ? |
| 22 | Is it mere coincidence that , over a period in which the observed unemployment rate rose almost fivefold , the estimate for NAIRU rose almost fourfold ? |
| 23 | ‘ Tell me , my lady — is it mere courtesy that makes the bells ring , that makes moonlight of a sudden more desirable than sunlight and makes one yearn for this Twelfth Night to be of the past ? |
| 24 | It 's a question of authenticity — is this theme deeply-held , is it central to an understanding of the author 's character , or is it superficial gloss ; perhaps even so slightly phoney ? |
| 25 | For example you know like erm is it worthwhile opening a cinema at four o'clock would be an interesting question . |
| 26 | Is it right doctor that you made a , an attack on professional confidence of , other than in a relationship the erm profecting of the order |
| 27 | Is it hot cross bun day today ? |
| 28 | Is it thirteen foot wide then the room ? |
| 29 | Erm , just picking little bits , I mean er , we when we say actually what it is erm , annual report do we say the annual report to parents , or is it annual report just I know that that 's minor but at the actual top what do we actually call the thing that we 're presenting ? |
| 30 | The wallpaper 's muave or is it mauve hell with green plums . |