Example sentences of "[be] it [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 : |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | Is it possible Geoffrey Hoskin to have some sort of sort out , where people could be encouraged , compensated perhaps to leave their villages and towns and go back to the Republic from which their parents or grandparents originally came ? |
| 6 | Is it hot cross bun day today ? |
| 7 | Is it real crocodile skin , by the way ? ’ |
| 8 | Is it still Easter break for you ? |
| 9 | Is it still labour policy that erm sixth forms should be abolished and replaced by tertiary colleges ? |
| 10 | Is it still fishing season like ? |
| 11 | Is it still fishing season ? |
| 12 | The is it eleven pound load I think it is ? |
| 13 | 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 ? |
| 14 | But finally , why is it that game show contestants are never UNEMPLOYED ? |
| 15 | Why is it that hearing loss can play havoc with self-confidence ? |
| 16 | I despise the idea and practice of blood sports , but this violent reaction threw up a profile of wildly inconsistent attitudes which puzzles me ; how is it that fox hunting is legal and fishing is the most popular outdoor recreational activity in Britain , yet badger killing invokes a desire for public retribution — lynch mob fever , almost — over and above the punishment of the courts ? |
| 17 | But why is it that AIDS victims suffer from such obscure infections ? |
| 18 | Conversely , why is it that finance managers seem to think they have a monopoly on numeracy ? |
| 19 | How is it that Television South West passed the quality threshold , offered by far the most money but still lost ? |
| 20 | For example , is it good business sense to open a fish and chip shop in a row of shops which already includes a burger bar , a Chinese take-away and an Indian restaurant . |
| 21 | For example , it may appear at the beginning of a statement ( You know , it 's time we talked ) , but it is distinctly unusual at the beginning of a question ( You know , is it 6 o clock ? ) or a command ( * You know , shut the door ) , or an exclamatory or minor sentence ( one does not say , after banging one 's thumb with a hammer , * You know , damn ! ) . |
| 22 | Is it any wonder McDougall is now on loan to Mitchley Infirmary ? |
| 23 | Is it any wonder Solaris 2.0-on-Intel is late or is the summer heat just making us cranky ? |
| 24 | Most of these bars have live music , and all have staggered happy hours ( or is it happy stagger hour ? ! ) , so with a bit of forward planning we make sure your budget goes as far as possible . |
| 25 | Is it three Market Street ? |
| 26 | Was it pure will power ? |
| 27 | No they 're not , they got a was it thirty percent discount , first |
| 28 | Was it some sulphur thing or something ? |