Example sentences of "[be] [pers pn] [adj] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 New legislation , which comes into force on May 18 , insists that all money-changers — be they high street banks , travel agents , hotels or specialist bureaux de change — display clearly their exchange rates and sometimes outrageous commission charges .
2 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 :
3 Are they faceless heartless bureaucrats , or are they overworked caring administrators ?
4 Are they all history questions ?
5 And where would the All that the families you mentioned there were they all port families ?
6 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 .
7 WHY is it that hotel owners and operators put so much emphasis on recruiting professional ‘ hotel designers ’ to create the right hotel , but , when it comes to the inclusion of leisure facilities , then they appear to approach any designer , with the impression that it can be addressed from a design viewpoint just like any other area ?
8 But why is it that AIDS victims suffer from such obscure infections ?
9 Conversely , why is it that finance managers seem to think they have a monopoly on numeracy ?
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