Example sentences of "be [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Certainly , those who are on foot rely on road users , be they on motor cycles or in cars , to drive safely . |
2 | By saying every player has their price he is encouraging offers for all our best players , be they on the transfer list or under contract or not . |
3 | By saying every player has their price he is encouraging offers for all our best players , be they on the transfer list or under contract or not . |
4 | Now Cranston had seen decapitated heads , be they of murdered taverner or some lord executed on Tower Hill , but this was truly gruesome ; it was not so much the half-closed eyes and still blood-dripping neck but the mouth forced open and , thrust inside , the mangled remains of the dead merchant 's genitals . |
5 | Each club of growers , be they of lettuce , tomato , carrots or some other crop , meets with the project manager to discuss how the basic ICMS methods can be applied to their particular crop . |
6 | The Bible occupies a unique and normative position by which to judge the statements of other sacred writings , be they from other religions or Christian devotional classics . |
7 | Shared information is the foundation of participation in decisions , yet as the number of people to be co-ordinated rises , the number of potential communication links , be they by computer , telephone , paper or in person rises dramatically . |
8 | In most of the accounts of animal abuse , be they in factory farm or primate laboratory , even the more sensitive monkeys are portrayed in similar ways : comatose , agitated , even neurotic , often with serious injuries , but not necessarily in pain . |
9 | Product control may thus be exercised as follows : 1 ) to provide automatically the bill of materials lists for given products and assemblies , 2 ) to identify part usage within a range of products , 3 ) to identify similarities between parts , be they in size , type or association , 4 ) to locate parts by their position within the reference space of the machine . |
10 | " Be thou to her a strong tower . " |
11 | That 's how all photographs are reproduced , be it for T-shirts or newspapers or books . |
12 | The essence of a good drainage system , be it for foul or rainwater , lies in clean , straight runs , adequately sized pipes , good falls , carefully made joints and avoidance of leakage onto the building fabric at every point of contact . |
13 | Once you have your decree , be it for over or under £1000 , you pass it to the Sheriff Officer for enforcement . |
14 | On top of such a language extension , be it for Japanese , Korean or Chinese , individual input methods are maintained . |
15 | There is only one examination for entry to S1 , be it for entry as a Bursar , Foundationer , Assisted Place Holder or as a fee-paying pupil . |
16 | Far be it for me to mention Huntingdon district council but that is one which |
17 | Far be it for me to say that this is the sort of budget that conservatives ought to applaud because it is after all , a budget that is guided by a feeling that councils should provide services and they should orientate their services to the least communities , to be guided by equal opportunities and by egalitarians and that 's what this group has always stood for , this is the budget that we present tonight and I would hope that it would get a far better and far larger measure of support than perhaps of course been the case in the past . |
18 | Methods of preservation are just some of the ways our food is tampered with , be it to our loss or benefit . |
19 | ANYBODY owning or restoring a vintage aircraft , be it to flying or static status should know of W A Parker ( Aircraft Spares ) Ltd at Benfleet in Essex . |
20 | Several issues arise from this premise : ( 1 ) Teachers must use diagnostic records as pupils come to them , be it across a phase or year on year . |
21 | The contribution of the individual staff member is enhanced by working as part of a team with a particular role , be it as the infant section of a primary school . |
22 | As Sabah said that an agreement with France would soon follow , the aim being to " guarantee peace and security in the region , be it through the storage of weapons and military equipment in Kuwait , as is the case with the agreement with the USA , or the articles in the agreement signed with Britain which make stipulations on helping to build , organize and train the Kuwaiti army " . |
23 | He said : ‘ If for reasons beyond your control the profit potential of the capital resources can not match their apparent value there is a good chance that that value will diminish , be it through capital taxes , excessive borrowing or revaluation to realistic levels . |
24 | Leith 's School of Food and Wine offers a wide range of courses for those who want to start a career in a restaurant or catering firm , be it on the culinary or managerial side . |
25 | Be it on your own head . ’ |
26 | ‘ I feel that any threatened site , be it on land or not , should be looked at in the same way : that is , will excavating this site advance our knowledge of history in a significant way ? |
27 | We as a trade union have been in the forefront of campaigning and supporting the Labour Party , not just as , in its election battle , but in attempting to modernize the Party 's thinking , the Party administration , be it on the issue of quotas for women , on policy making , on finances and on the block vote . |
28 | Even if there might n't be much for him in these parts , be it without strife that little would have God 's blessing on it . |
29 | Any re-establishment of government authority , be it under the old confessional dispensation or under a new Syrian-sponsored one , would not be comfortable for the Palestine refugee community , which by the turn of the century will number roughly 390,000 , given no significant population movements . |
30 | They can see no obvious salvation in the nationalisation of the car industry , be it under workers ' control or not ’ ( Beynon , 1975 , pp. 318–9 ) . |