Example sentences of "be it [prep] [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think , Bill , really you far be it for me to try and teach you your job , but you ought to have perhaps gone back a little bit and wondered why we were all in this position , because you have us in year after year talking about budgets that are made and budgets which improve services , and and we need to be absolutely clear that this budget does not improve services at all , that this budget does very severe damage to services , that the budget that has gone through the Council identifies nearly eight million pounds taken off service provision erm and that can not be done under the Conservatives by making erm a budget with the Liberal Democrats have proved that it ca n't be done , in spite of their previous comments , without pain to services . |
| 2 | Only problem was , and far be it for me to dampen any thrashing of another team , was that Wimbledon were allowed to play for a good bit in the second half and could have come back . |
| 3 | That would be a good move — but far be it for me to advise the Prime Minister on that point . |
| 4 | But far be it for us to shed crocodile tears over the bruised egos of our male counterparts . |
| 5 | When Merrill did n't speak he said shortly , ‘ Of course , far be it from me to pry into a client 's financial arrangements , but it struck Bob as rather strange . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , far be it from me to pry , ’ Rob said loftily , ‘ I was merely paying you an indirect compliment . ’ |
| 7 | Nor is it to degrade the female ( far be it from me to do so ) . |
| 8 | ‘ Far be it from me to play the killjoy , Dudders , ’ he said . |
| 9 | It seems to me that while you work initially for local councils and local councillors who should , obviously , be the people who have the power and the say , and far be it from me to recommend that you ignore or even threaten to undermine the democratic process , however imperfect it it it may it may be , you have you are working for that local council . |
| 10 | ‘ Far be it from me to stand in the path of true love , ’ he said lightly . |
| 11 | Still , far be it from me to stand in the way of close international relations … ’ |
| 12 | If you are overweight , but are happy with the exercises you do at least three times per week , then far be it from us to interfere — continue , you are obviously doing a good job ! |