Example sentences of "be it not [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the relief provided by a wide , bashful grin , Singleton 's arrogance would be unbearable were it not fuelled by righteous indignation and an urgent need to communicate . |
| 2 | It is around 7000 light-years away , and would appear much brighter were it not dimmed by interstellar material between the cluster and ourselves . |
| 3 | The " offer of amends " would be a valuable protection for the media in cases of unintentional defamation , were it not encumbered by what the Faulks Committee described as " expensive rigmarole " — a procedure which requires the swearing of a detailed affidavit about how the confusion arose , which must be served at the same time as the offer of amends . |
| 4 | If cash is distributed , is it not replaced by debt , which would be bona vacantia on dissolution ? |
| 5 | Why is it not inhibited by the fact that the water entering these is also hotter than that entering the upgoing fingers ? |
| 6 | Was it not written by Albert Sprengler son of W. B. Sprengler , 17/21 Lancers , a Chelsea pensioner ? |