Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] is [indef pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If my experience is anything to go by some readers will write claiming Mr Marshall is selfish . |
| 2 | Sir , — It is not surprising that the Tories lost so many seats , if my experience is anything to go by . |
| 3 | My trouble is nothing to do with you , and you certainly ca n't help me . " |
| 4 | It is 60 years since Neville Cardus memorably called Horovitz ‘ the greatest pianist alive or dead ’ ; and even today , when there is a six-deep queue of virtuosos that , laid end to end , would stretch halfway round the world , his playing is something to make the listener gasp and sit up . |
| 5 | But the Governer says his departure is nothing to do with the resignation calls . |
| 6 | The field man 's mental map of his territory is one structured by rivers , factories , and farms . |
| 7 | The only snag in his life is everybody expects him to live up to his heart-throb image . |
| 8 | If the venue which staged the Dickies gig which he moaned about had imposed such a bigoted , snobbish door policy then , if his account is anything to go by , the audience would have considered one of intolerant wanker and a small number of his friends . |
| 9 | If the venue which staged the Dickies gig which he moaned about had imposed such a bigoted , snobbish door policy then , if his account is anything to go by , the audience would have considered one of intolerant wanker and a small number of his friends . |
| 10 | His temper should name him , if his face is something marred . ’ |
| 11 | Must be hard times for garden designers , ’ Melissa added acidly , ‘ if the state of your vehicle is anything to go by — obviously not much work around . ’ |
| 12 | If its prompt and courteous treatment of our request is anything to go by then I can say with confidence |
| 13 | ‘ That 's one of the reasons why we changed our name — a fan told us that our music is something to feel good about . ’ |
| 14 | For some the only problem encountered with dogs is getting the brown stuff out of their outsoles , but dogs are clearly more of a pest than this , if our postbag is anything to go by . |