text_original: Be that as it may, ''sleeping dogs" were certainly allowed to lie. It was otherwise during the period upon which we now enter.
text_transcription: BE THAT AS IT MAY SLEEPING DOGS WERE CERTAINLY ALLOWED TO LIE IT WAS OTHERWISE DURING THE PERIOD UPON WHICH WE NOW ENTER
phonemes: biː ðæt æz ɪt mˈeɪ, slˈiːpɪŋ dˈɑːɡz" wɜː sˈɜːʔn̩li ɐlˈaʊd tə lˈaɪ. ɪt wʌz ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pˈiəɹɪəd əpˌɑːn wˌɪtʃ wiː nˈaʊ ˈɛntɚ.