Example sentences of "[be] it [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Look we 're it giving a hundred percent , you give it a hundred percent , we 'll shake hands it 's a partnership . |
| 2 | That 's what erm that 's which one of them , who were it telling me ? |
| 3 | Hypnosis does not increase the recall of meaningless information like nonsense syllables , which it should do were it tapping a hypothetical memory-taperecorder lurking in the subconscious . |
| 4 | To calculate its fictional arm 's length profits , a firm is supposed to assume it pays the same price ( the ‘ transfer price ’ ) for those imported bits that it would have done were it buying them from an unrelated company . |
| 5 | Breaking a habit , be it over-eating , over-drinking , biting your nails or jumping to conclusions , is a tall order . |
| 6 | Be it taking accurate telephone messages , preparing a quotation , or cooking a meal , quality management means it is done properly , all the time . |
| 7 | And fell more and more in love with you , be it lunching with you , or dining with you , watching your innocent pleasure as you in turn watched the astronomical clock strike the hour . |
| 8 | Wherever you go nowadays , be it swimming , the pictures , fitness centres , or pop concerts they all appreciate that the unemployed can not afford to pay the full charge . |
| 9 | Even the most energetic will need a rest after all the fun and there is a more relaxing side to Alton Towers , be it enjoying a breather on the terraces of The Explorer 's Club restaurant , taking a leisurely stroll through the 19th century gardens or visiting the Alton Towers Farm . |
| 10 | I think the the answer to that is that the reference e should be made to the village making a significant contribution to the development needs of Greater York , be it housing , employment or comm erm social and community . |
| 11 | Be it nuking the world , winning at Brand 's Hatch , or wrestling with pixies , will all this fantasy turn you into a blob-shaped brain-dead computer-zombie ? |
| 12 | But the labour involved in studying the objects and producing the data , be it weighing , chemical analysis or whatever , means that the scope of investigations has to be limited in some way . |
| 13 | All the major transformation tools now have accompanying dialogue boxes that allow the user to specify exactly the numerical value of the transformation ; be it shearing , rotating or enlarging . |
| 14 | But we will not have finished until cruelty , be it killing or torture , is seen as obscene and impermissible . ’ |
| 15 | In all but the smallest operations planning manifests itself as work schedules , by whatever name , be it cleaning rotas , cleaning schedules or similar . |
| 16 | Some , when they have achieved it , still try to pursue their own aims , be it having a good time or a good job . |
| 17 | Why 's it stopping , Mike ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Why 's it taking so long ? ’ |
| 19 | When 's it taking place ? |
| 20 | ‘ How 's it goin ? ’ |
| 21 | What 's it looking like today Lloyd ? |
| 22 | Colin , how 's it looking ? |
| 23 | Mickey what 's it looking at like , er up there at the moment , are the crowds arriving ? |
| 24 | What 's it looking like ? |
| 25 | What 's it hiding behind there for ? |
| 26 | thousand it 's gon na cost what 's it gon na cost ? |
| 27 | What 's it gon na look like roughly ? |
| 28 | About who 's it gon na be affecting . |
| 29 | She said , well if it 's like this after one night , what 's it gon na look like when I wash it ? |
| 30 | Right then what 's it gon na be what do you predict for my future , |