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

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1 You ca n't be it at home : they wo n't notice ;
2 Before any sort of an expedition — be it to South America , or a distant star — I often ask the children to make a list of all the things they will be taking with them .
3 Since then the Debenham Players has most definitely grown in size and support , the productions get better each time but still the members run the whole thing by themselves be it from costume making and lighting to front of house and stage construction .
4 Again , no society evolves in a vacuum : the supposed logic of class struggle is repeatedly vitiated by intervention from outside — be it by war or by foreign support for one group or another .
5 Ah , that difficult , aristocratic , fastidious tomato , what 's the betting that quite a few mouths would go for it were it on offer ?
6 Once you have your decree , be it for over or under £1000 , you pass it to the Sheriff Officer for enforcement .
7 The essence of a good drainage system , be it for foul or rainwater , lies in clean , straight runs , adequately sized pipes , good falls , carefully made joints and avoidance of leakage onto the building fabric at every point of contact .
8 There is only one examination for entry to S1 , be it for entry as a Bursar , Foundationer , Assisted Place Holder or as a fee-paying pupil .
9 On top of such a language extension , be it for Japanese , Korean or Chinese , individual input methods are maintained .
10 He said : ‘ If for reasons beyond your control the profit potential of the capital resources can not match their apparent value there is a good chance that that value will diminish , be it through capital taxes , excessive borrowing or revaluation to realistic levels .
11 ‘ I feel that any threatened site , be it on land or not , should be looked at in the same way : that is , will excavating this site advance our knowledge of history in a significant way ?
12 Even if there might n't be much for him in these parts , be it without strife that little would have God 's blessing on it .
13 We all do similar sorts of character analysis , be it at work or cocktail party , in the street or in the pub .
14 He does it his way and that 's how a manager , be it at club or international level , should act .
15 Around the core that these estimates seek to identify was a much large penumbra of sympathizers willing to assist the revolutionaries , be it with money or temporary lodgings .
16 Was there some purpose , be it of society or of religion , behind such positioning ?
17 Be it about history , UFOs , electric underwear or incendiary bats .
18 The simplest proposition seemed to call for endless repetitive explanation ; her steaks had become increasingly rare , and , most tiresome of all , whenever they made love , be it after breakfast , lunch or tea , she would leap from the marital bed and turn on the vacuum cleaner , spending the next twenty minutes cleaning an already spotless house .
19 When you apply for a grant , be it by way of proving a will or of administration which is when there is an intestacy , part of the er documentation is an oath where you swear as to the size of the estate .
20 This unmarked transition from " Chaucer " to another pilgram-narrator where a tale begins is unparalleled in the rest of the Canterbury Tales , and , be it by accident or design , it encourages us to reflect upon how far the Miller 's Tale is also Chaucer 's .
21 While fashion , be it in clothing , home environment , or food , remains the domain of capital and thus primarily the old world , any movement or change within it is meaningless when considered only in relation to itself .
22 Make no mistake , organizations like this exist in every trade and every setting , be it Yes , Minister or The Corridors of Power , be it in retailing , finance or manufacturing .
23 You 're joking , we get our chicken and that 's it at Christmas .
24 When 's it in operation .
25 That 's it in black and white . ’
26 Once one person try and do it , like that 's it in school like .
27 D' ya have you know what 's it in connection with .
28 Well what 's it in aid of ?
29 So how far is it per second ?
30 How far is it per second ?
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