Example sentences of "but be it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darling Bob , do n't be cross if I have n't got it right , but is it one of your beloved American writers ? |
| 2 | BMW 325i SE : different from its predecessor but is it better ? |
| 3 | But is it better than the verses beginning ‘ Cottage on the Wye ’ ? |
| 4 | But is it safer ? |
| 5 | But is it viable to make your own and will you save any money ? |
| 6 | But is it viable ? |
| 7 | It 's only a thought , but is it possible that the person who threw the carton of orange juice and 50p piece at Morrissey at the Madness ( Madness , not Morrissey ) gig was not some National Front yob but someone who felt that draping oneself in a Union Jack — still , like it or not , a symbol of racism — is itself racist ? |
| 8 | But is it possible , medically possible ? ’ |
| 9 | But is it possible to sharpen the trial procedure so that it does function as an effective arbiter of the truth value of the police case ? |
| 10 | But is it right to aggregate sectoral views to produce an overall national ranking ? |
| 11 | But is it right for those in the congregation to regard the priest at the Eucharist as ‘ a specific and bodily reminder ’ of Jesus ? |
| 12 | The company has announced its first family of memory upgrades for Digital Equipment Corp 's new Alpha APX-based ( should n't that be Alpha AXP : when you 're busting someone 's embargo , it 's as well to get the name right ) DEC/3000 systems — now that is a name new to us , but is it right ? |
| 13 | This advice makes sense for most developing countries , but is it relevant to Eastern Europe ? |
| 14 | But is it necessary ? |
| 15 | But is it necessary that he should fantasize about that beforehand ? |
| 16 | My wife , an orange badge holder , and myself , know the badge system is abused by certain people but is it necessary to discriminate against the genuine case ? |
| 17 | ‘ But is it Bergerac or Saumur ? ’ |
| 18 | But is it flattering , or do you think it 's silly ? |
| 19 | But is it still ? |
| 20 | But is it still the case ? |
| 21 | The pier has friends — what pier does n't these days — but is it strong enough to withstand the seemingly inexorable demographic tides sweeping through the town ? |
| 22 | ‘ It may sound plausible , but is it correct ? ’ asks Charlie Lewis , an academic psychologist at Reading University . |
| 23 | But is it correct to include Mala 's person in such a sweep. ? ’ |
| 24 | Mr. Wilson : We know that the Hon. Gentleman is advising both companies — he informed us of that in Committee and has said so again tonight — but is it correct that he is backing Strathtay for his own area ? |
| 25 | I welcome my hon. Friend 's robust attitude , but is it correct that it is still possible to export calves which end up in crates that would be illegal in this country ? |
| 26 | It may be good for your ego , but is it good for the company ? |
| 27 | But is it good news for the political parties : are they spending their money wisely ? |
| 28 | The Tories have stopped short of making trade union membership illegal but is it legal to punish trade union members financially through selective redundancies , and as collective agreements are cancelled through offering inferior individual contracts and withholding pay rises ? |
| 29 | But is it likely ? |
| 30 | Yes , but is it any good ? |