Example sentences of "be it [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is invariably from small-scale farmhouse producers , using just the milk of their own herd , be it cattle , sheep or goats , fed on pastures that are organically fertilised with farmyard manure or a natural material such as seaweed . |
| 2 | How on earth does he now reconcile that statement with the fact that he has ignored submissions from wherever they may have come , be it consultants or pensioners , GPs or the disabled , the elected district or regional councillors or Members of Parliament ? |
| 3 | There is no election of any local official , be it police chief , register of wills , city auditor , or judge . |
| 4 | How often is their only guidance a vague wish to " find out " about something , be it dinosaurs , railways or whatever ? |
| 5 | Later , at school , when racist remarks were occasionally made , we used to assure her that people always made silly remarks about something slightly unusual , be it freckles , glasses , red hair or the shape of someone 's nose , and to take no notice . |