Example sentences of "be it [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | She is the perceptive observer — be it of the radiation victims in Nagasaki or the aged geisha dancing exquisitely well for her venerable patron . |
2 | And that seemed to be it for the night . |
3 | Well you can just wait , you want you can go in mine , erm do we could do with and that would be it for the interview |
4 | I used to help with sticking the the er money onto the well this used to take about , you know , an hour all these kids did n't know what two pence was , did n't know what twenty pence was and ten pence and fifty pence and then we , they were in go about groups of seven and we get all this done then it would be assembly , then it 'll be games and then that 'll be it for the whole morning ! |
5 | In these conditions controversy over student fees or over interference by the authorities — be it with the freedom of speech of progressive professors , the content of the curriculum , or the right of students to form their own organizations — sparked lively protest . |
6 | From the late 1850s to the revolution , controversy over student fees , police brutality , or interference by the authorities — be it with the freedom of speech of progressive professors , the content of the curriculum , or the right of students to form their own organizations — sparked recurrent outbursts of student protest . |
7 | ‘ Had you seen me then , as I left your hotel , when I gave into that need to kiss you — be it on the cheek , I 'm sure you would have thought ‘ poor Ven ’ . ’ |
8 | She has a hard act to follow ; it is never enviable to be the successor of one very powerful founder director be it in the gallery sector or in commerce . |