Example sentences of "be it [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A ‘ telling-off ’ , be it at maximum decibels , or in a quiet but cutting tone of voice , is probably the most frequently used form of sanction . |
| 2 | The Institute of Statisticians continues to be deeply concerned with both the provision of adequate statistical information and the monitoring of potential misuse , be it by political parties , television , radio and the Press or any other vested interest group which might benefit from such misuse . |
| 3 | From the second point of view , the central issue would not be ‘ What is it about black children that causes them to fail ? ’ but ‘ What is wrong with an educational system that produces failure and does not recognize the cultural distinctiveness of black people , whether West Indian or Asian ? ’ |
| 4 | But what is it about these forms of thought that is ‘ idealist ’ ? |
| 5 | What is it about these lads that excites teenagers ? |
| 6 | Is it worth four hours of oxygen therapy for somebody with a cons er , an airways disease ? |
| 7 | What is it with these Iranians and their second sight ? |
| 8 | What is it with these Iranians ? |
| 9 | Without women , life is a pub , a reptile bar at a quarter to three Have you noticed , you guys , the way black or blue or red underpants stay clean for days on end , whereas white underpants — what is it with white underpants ? |
| 10 | But how is it for those birds which ca n't even fly , such as the penguins of the southern oceans ? |
| 11 | Well I think it is They ought to last a fair time they I mean it 's not gon na be abused really is it at those windows ? |
| 12 | Is it in the most influential publications for your market or is it in small publications with a limited circulation ? |
| 13 | Mr Rampton asked : ‘ Suppose you had somebody in your hands who had behaved badly … is it in those circumstances right to hand him back to somebody who would treat him with equal brutality ? ’ |
| 14 | Was it on eastern worlds and ? |
| 15 | What was it with these women ? |