Example sentences of "[adv] be it [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In consciousness alone is it possible to confront at least some empirical properties and apprehend them directly , and if consciousness is analysed in terms of some purely non-mental notion this grasp is lost ; just as , in the analysis of thought , if the irreducible generality of thought is analysed away , our ability to think and refer is wished away with it . |
| 2 | So is it ridiculous to predict a time when amateurs ' dive boats are banned from some areas of our coastline under similar arguments ? |
| 3 | Do you consider that the inspector is right to assess emoluments on the director , and if so is it correct to charge emoluments for the whole year when the director only uses the property for a few weekends in each year ? |
| 4 | So is it dangerous to ask the bank for financial advice ? |
| 5 | ‘ So is it safe to get out of the bag now ? ’ |
| 6 | You wo n't be allowed to erect a headstone , have a name-plate or put flowers on a common grave , so is it any wonder that the whole thing smacks of the dreaded ‘ pauper 's burial ’ and that , however poor , people will make monumental sacrifices to raise the money somehow for the ‘ something better ’ that they feel they should provide ? |
| 7 | Not only is it necessary to perceive an entire picture of yourself , but it is also necessary to see yourself in the context of your natural surroundings . |
| 8 | Not only is it unprofessional to fail to acknowledge your limitations , it is equally unprofessional for managers to delegate care to a nurse who is unsure of her ability to implement it safely . |
| 9 | Not only is it possible to get an accurate computer analysis of the fundamental frequency of speech ( which can be displayed on a screen for someone doing practice on intonation , or can be used in the study of the intonation of large samples of natural speech ) , but it is now possible to get a computer to produce a simple phonetic transcription of what is said to it . |
| 10 | Not only is it impossible to demonstrate whether the writers of classical Greece really attained ‘ objectivity ’ ; but our regard for them and our ability to learn from them do not require it . |
| 11 | Not only is it hard to see how the buyer can then bring an action for breach of contract , as opposed to invoking the express remedies of the clause , but , even if he were able to , there is no reason why general exclusion clauses capping liability or excluding liability for economic loss should not be effective , since they would then only have to pass the reasonableness test . |
| 12 | Not only is it able to process any text , whether grammatical or ungrammatical ( assuming such a distinction exists ) but it is also able to do this processing quickly and efficiently . |
| 13 | So not only is it unwise to try to group patients , in terms of syndromes , it is not even possible to group them in terms of symptoms — that is , even a set of patients all showing the same symptom may not be homogeneous even with respect to that symptom . |
| 14 | Not only is it difficult to let go of tension , but most people do n't even realise when they are becoming tense . |
| 15 | ‘ Not only is it important to make sure that houses are secure but it is equally important to secure outhouses and garages . ’ |
| 16 | Not only was it marvellous to visit such a fascinating country , but it was also a delight to meet so many keen and enthusiastic knitters who were a real pleasure to teach . |
| 17 | Not only was it rare to visit clients ' premises , but the ‘ audited ’ accounts produced usually contained an amount for stock which was simply plucked out of the air by the client . |
| 18 | Government revenue was such that not only was it possible to sustain and indeed expand expenditure on the national health serve , it was possible to do so without substantial increases in taxation . |
| 19 | No longer is it necessary to dye each colour separately and then physically blend them together . |
| 20 | No longer is it ill defined : it is marked with the lineaments of his character . |
| 21 | Only when they came close was it possible to make out the dark shadow of a hand and arm carving each one , the sketchy outline of a black body behind , and above , a ghoulish half-lit face with gaping shadowy craters for mouth and eyes . |
| 22 | Also is it possible to swap the characters ’ and S on the keyboard . |
| 23 | Also is it possible to register these ponies with any society ? |
| 24 | The earliest clocks of this type were correct only at the equinoxes , and not until much later was it possible to take due account of the seasonal changes in the position of the sun . |
| 25 | How far is it possible to speak of a partnership at all if only a restricted set of activities is undertaken ? |
| 26 | How far is it reasonable to extrapolate these results to the non-poor is a highly debatable point . |
| 27 | ‘ How far is it true to say that VIETNAM became a quicksand that sucked the USA into an unwanted war ? ’ |
| 28 | Well is it all decorated in there now or |
| 29 | Other museums take note ; only by use of technical knowledge such as that displayed here is it possible to build an honest and complete picture of the origin and subsequent vicissitudes of any object . |
| 30 | How then is it possible to withhold acknowledgement ? |