Example sentences of "be it [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Everything the school does should be geared to providing most effectively and efficiently for pupil learning — be it the structures and systems used to run the school , the deployment of staff , or the use of its other resources . |
2 | You will need a detective , be it a police officer or some individual caught up for good reason in the investigation , who is capable of seeing deeply into people 's characters , of putting himself like Simenon 's Maigret into , not so much other people 's hoes , as into other people 's minds and souls . |
3 | Something was always not quite hot or right enough for their father , be it the plates , the pie , or the potatoes . |
4 | We then voted on a lengthy Liberal resolution er , it was amended by Labour we voted on all of the separate points in the resolution , all were agreed and then Professor decided that he wanted to move a further amendment which after some consultation , some discussion with the legal people about it 's validity , he did which wiped out all of the things that we 'd just agreed and we turned to the original Conservative motion minus the beginning phrase and with a couple of things stuck on at the end and we thought well that 's it the Conservatives will vote for that , but no although it was their own motion in all but name , the Conservatives would n't vote for that unless Mr was allowed to move it . |
5 | Oh no , no I think it 's at a is it a jewellers Ratners , something like that ? |
6 | Is it the effects of the drugs or terminal boredom ? |
7 | But who is this in the case of nitrates : is it the farmers , the consumers who buy high nitrate-produced food , or the fertiliser manufacturers ? |
8 | er well , is it the members ' wish to , to thank Joan Alan for the sterling work they have put in as members and officers . |
9 | Because , er , is it the floating voters , or is it the others who will turn out , regardless of the weather . |
10 | Everyone has the defects of their qualities , darling — or is it the qualities of their defects ? |
11 | What is it again then Rose , is it the tiles off or something . |
12 | Yeah , yeah , is it the games pack one ? |
13 | Is it the ones ? |
14 | So the conversation went something like ‘ Is it the curtains , is it a book , is it the window , is it sandwiches , is it a table . |
15 | Is it the blanks or the punched holes that determine the floats ? |
16 | Or is it the vultures gathering ? ’ |
17 | Is it the girls again ? . |
18 | ‘ Popular culture is neither , in a ‘ pure ’ sense , the popular traditions of resistance … nor is it the forms which are superimposed on and over them . |
19 | Is it the teeth that I |
20 | I think you is it the pennies you collect ? |
21 | Is it the seeds ? |
22 | Is it the police ? ’ |
23 | No is it the Mojos no no . |
24 | is it is it the Norwegians . |
25 | Er , is the Council or is it the trustees remain liable , I 'm unclear on that point ? |
26 | Is it the promises merely for baptism or the promises for confirmation in that the child is articulate and intelligent enough to answer ? |
27 | ‘ Is it the pictures tonight ? ’ |
28 | Is it the plants or the birds that are the most difficult ? |
29 | Was it a cattle market ? |
30 | Was it the monks of Glastonbury ? ’ |