Example sentences of "be it [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | This type of scale has a non-arbitrary zero point of " no money " , and we can add figures for the amount of money with respect to a particular unit be it a person , a country or a firm . |
2 | When he commits himself to an assignment — be it a poem , a book , a song , or merely aiding a fellow-scribbler 's itch , he does it with gusto — con brio , as he might annotate one of his scores . |
3 | Even at the point of death we are nevertheless still members of a social group — be it a family , a hospital ward , a platoon of soldiers , or whatever . |
4 | Dr Brian Causton , a physical chemist at the London Hospital , has found what appears to be a universal method of keeping protein off a surface — be it a tooth , a ship or a cooling tower . |
5 | The effect of using the Fast Best Fit option on a range is to make every column accommodate the longest entry — be it a label or a number — without any spaces to spare . |
6 | Most of the main roads are in good condition , but driving can be very tiring as there are many bends , and most of the roads are built onto the mountainside with deep ravines dropping away below , and you never quite know what 's around the corner — be it a bus straddling the centre of the road to take a corner or a group of children playing football in the road . |
7 | Then you simply phone in with a bid for whatever item takes your fancy — be it a timeshare apartment in Beverly Hills or an ansaphone . |
8 | Just like it does not allow us to sing an old song that was sung often , Show Me The Road And The Miles To Dundee perhaps that 's the song we should be singing just now in these particular circumstances and be it the day , maybe even in Portsmouth this particular day . |
9 | I would be most grateful for any information you may have pertaining to the RLS centenary be it an update of your present events or any contacts you may know of . |
10 | Older than the club and much more successful , the Halifax Building Society , were it a football team , would vie with the best in Britain . |
11 | Were it a car , such praise would necessitate a test drive . |
12 | What were you took to him Joyce were it the video or television ? |
13 | Were it an elephant , our feet would be in its midriff , our heads just under its rib-cage . |
14 | At the Madonna Inn ( reservations necessary ) every room is designed to convey a theme , be it a jungle , a cave or ancient Rome . |
15 | Just as a motor car can not run along the road without an engine , we say that a food service facility , be it a hotel or restaurant , can not run without its engine and that engine is the food production facility . |
16 | Someone who wishes to challenge a governmental decision , be it a decision of a central government department , local authority or other public body , may proceed in a number of ways . |
17 | The function of an artefact , be it a machine or a piece of electronics , is contained in the association of the parts . |
18 | Nearly every village has some secret treasure to be discovered ; be it a pottery , a moated rectory , or the ruins of an abbey or priory , dozens of which stood resplendent throughout the region before the dissolution of the monasteries . |
19 | Be it a coincidence or an answer to prayer , Ray Powell , a senior backbencher and a strong supporter of the Keep Sunday Special campaign was drawn third in the ballot . |
20 | Be it a selection of flags of the World or top sports stars , it could take a lifetime to collect a complete set . |
21 | In the early and high Middle Ages it had been possible to spend many tens and even hundreds of years on erecting a single building , be it a cathedral , a castle , or a town hall . |
22 | Lord Greene MR stated in Saltman that it is perfectly possible to have a confidential document , be it a formula , a plan , a sketch , or something of that kind , which is the result of work done by the maker on materials which may be available for the use of anybody . |
23 | But , to her intense relief , Ven did not pursue his thoughts in that direction , but continued , ‘ By my reckoning , be it a hire car back to Mariánské Láznë or a taxi to the airport , you 'd most likely need aid from someone to help you with language difficulties . ’ |
24 | Music has always been written for a purpose , be it a wedding , a funeral or a birth , and people have always been paid for it . |
25 | COMMUNITY cooperation always ended in a party , be it a barn-raising , as in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers , or the annual distribution of porcine largesse at pigkilling time described by Flora Thomson in Lark Rise to Candleford . |
26 | We want to hear from you about your most successful d-i-y project , be it a coffee table or an extension £1,000 |
27 | All be it a tenant , whether or no a tenant farmer must have the privilege of deciding who is invited onto his farm . |
28 | Alternatively , if you are looking for something warmer , be it a sunset or a warm interior view , the cream could be a better choice . |
29 | He 's prepared to help whoever he meets , be it a trade union leader , a consultant or a junior clerk . |
30 | Each FOND refers to the members of a family that are present within a file , be it the System or a Font/DA Mover file — also called a Suitcase . |