Example sentences of "be it [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | What is it about the changes that occur in a crossroads period that mark them out as structural changes , distinct from the movement and change experienced during the intervening years ? |
2 | That 's compensation , is it for the tenants living in the flats ? |
3 | Is it to go to all the members of your organisation , is it to be read by the Board of Directors only , is it to be studied by the upper echelon of the scientific staff , or is it for the eyes of your boss only ? |
4 | Is it for the clients , as in our example of community nurses speeding round to give this essential drug , or for the staff , to get the work done ? |
5 | Is it on the downs ? |
6 | But I 'll say is it on the gardening page , is it on the letters page , pray for the sports page I always say and people look at me quite you know with a quite a look on their face when I sort of say that and I 'm absolutely serious , I 'll say you know if you get a four paragraph story on the gardeners ' page , you 're home . |
7 | Why is it in the genes why is it people are able to adjust their diets |
8 | Is it in the interests of a corporate entity to be as profitable as possible , for example , or very large , or socially responsible ? |
9 | Why is it in the interests of justice that ? |
10 | ‘ Is it in the papers yet ? |
11 | Is it in the charts lately or something . |
12 | Oh , is it against the rules to talk ? |
13 | Is it like the sidings built up like a coach ? |
14 | Was it through the grounds of the |
15 | What was it about the stocks various licensed dealers traded in that seduced clients ? |
16 | Neither was it beyond the bounds of probability that a man of eighty-three had been confused about the time . |
17 | So dim was it under the trees that she had to get close up before she could make certain that the second figure was a nine . |
18 | Was it during the riots that you |
19 | Was on the heights or was it in the hollows ? |