Example sentences of "be it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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31 Is it a good idea for DEC to boast that its VAX 6310s were the ‘ workhorses ’ of the British Broadcasting Corporation 's electoral analysis machine when the BBC 's predictions of the UK election result last week — along with just about the entire market research industry — turned out to be so wide of the mark ?
32 Is it a good idea ? 3.7 .
33 But is it a good idea to break the punctuation rule , even for such a reason ?
34 And erm on page thirty six , on two , is it a good idea because has a dreadful bend and I 'm really in favour of this .
35 I shall be asking him questions such as ‘ Is it a good idea for parents to encourage their children to become interested in science by buying them toys , such as a chemistry sets , for Christmas ’ .
36 We talked earlier about amateur British people and we talked about amateur British magistrates and I 'm a , an amateur British magistrate , but the question that I 'm going to put next was put by a colleague of mine , who has preferred to remain anonymous , and that is , it 's proposed to fine motorists on the spot for minor offencmes in this country in the near future , and the question is , ‘ Does this system apply in other European countries , and is it a good system ? ’
37 Is it a good hotel ? ’
38 ‘ And is it a good job ? ’
39 Is it a good job ? ’
40 Is it a good morning ? ’
41 Is it a good microphone ?
42 Is it a good party ? ’
43 ‘ When in general is it a good time for me to phone you ?
44 The problem is that annuity rates fall as interest rates fall , so is it a good time to buy an annuity when interest rates are low and what can be done about it ?
45 Is it a good time to try it ?
46 But is it a good model ?
47 Lastly , in terms of chemistry as a career , is it a good career these days , Peter ?
48 Is it a good movie ?
49 ‘ Suits me , ’ I said , ‘ but is it a good place to dig your trench under a tree ? ’
50 Is it a good place to live ?
51 Is it a good place to work do you like it ?
52 Is it a good thing or a bad thing ? ’
53 Geoff Geoffrey Hoskins is it a good thing that we no longer we have too super pow powers viewing for authority and all the rest of it or are you as worried as ?
54 erm I think in a way to , as many a parent knows , to act instantly , cause some pain , and then let the matter drop , is a very good system in some senses , but is it , is it a good thing to have happening in the middle of traffic ? erm I suggest that on the whole something might be gained if this was tried here .
55 I mean , is it a new management technique or something ?
56 Erm , is it a new film ?
57 The question is never resolved , but neither is it a new question .
58 Is it a new remedy , or just a new gimmick on the market ?
59 But is it a similar design to this one Catherine ?
60 Is it a compulsory set of questions on or do we have a choice ?
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