“Be it ever so humble ”

Here are some recent examples of this construction

• http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/apr/12/opensource.insideit An open source invention - be it the code for the popular Firefox browser or the blueprints for a $100 laptop - operates under open source principles. Until very recently, this has only thrived in the weightless world of computer code. http://teenadvice.about.com/cs/breakingup/a/bltobedumped.htm Be it the style of your hair or the way you walk, if your steady suddenly finds fault with everything you do s/he is probably trying to push you away. http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/ I find it quite dangerous that so many people want to become their own boss because they hate their current jobs. They want to escape from what they hate, be it the boring job itself or the demanding boss or the work environment. I don’t say this is no good for moral reasons