Example sentences of "[noun] be [pron] to go by " in BNC.
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| 31 | If Elise 's diary was anything to go by , their affair had finished three weeks before her death . |
| 32 | If the rest of the media were anything to go by , you 'd assume that most women were at each other 's throats . |
| 33 | Anyone who has romantic ideas of what it must have been like for great women and men to be filled with God 's Spirit should think again if the story of Mary is anything to go by . |
| 34 | INVESTMENTS could soon be sold like whiter-than-white washing powder if the latest Personal Equity Plan launch is anything to go by . |
| 35 | If tonight 's exhibition was anything to go by , they moaned , Faust have n't been up to much during their long absence and have sadly allowed lesser talents to steal much of their thunder . |
| 36 | THE day of the indie guitar band dominating local music appears to be on the wane , if recent developments are anything to go by . |
| 37 | If previous attempts to dictate dress are anything to go by , sartorial discipline may hold in the Politburo , but the decree will have little immediate impact in the street . |
| 38 | Yet if newspapers are anything to go by , not much seems to have happened since the list was announced . ’ |
| 39 | People probably fall over themselves to be with you — at least , if the newspapers are anything to go by . ’ |
| 40 | France is now facing its second period of cohabitation between a right-wing government and a socialist president , and if the statements of the conservative leaders are anything to go by , it is likely to be tougher than it was last time . |
| 41 | If the past is anything to go by , the position will change but little , and the caveat emptor ( buyer beware ) principle will prevail . |
| 42 | If Thai superstition is anything to go by , a concomitant expansion in the human population can be expected . |
| 43 | If the recent huge success of Windows is anything to go by , Windows for Workgroups could prove to be a catalyst pushing many more PC users into the world of networking.Windows for Workgroups has several obvious new features . |
| 44 | Although the next quarter is also expected to be bleak for Proteon — the near-collapse of the absurd European Exchange Rate Mechanism last year has had a poor effect on prices in Europe , causing them to rise — if Swan 's track record of success is anything to go by , Proteon 's results - at least in Europe — might well be expected to be turned round . |
| 45 | For this afternoon 's rematch of the Welsh Cup finalists — Neath won that one 14-13 before 58,000 people at the Arms Park — Stradey has an upper limit of 18,700 and , if last season 's equivalent is anything to go by , every available space may be needed . |
| 46 | Roman ran a hand through his hair , a thing he had done more than once this morning if its state was anything to go by . |
| 47 | Because there was nothing left any more for him to care about , and if his attitude over the past forty-eight bours was anything to go by , he was keeping it that way . |
| 48 | If what Robert had seen , to date , of the school 's cricket was anything to go by , today was going to be an exhausting experience . |
| 49 | If the previous five markets are anything to go by , works will be grabbed from the walls and plinths while organisers rush to replace them with other works . |
| 50 | But if his practical measures are anything to go by , he may be thinking of the Libyan nation , for he discourages international marriage not only with English or American persons , but with Algerians , Egyptians and Palestinians . |
| 51 | If early season form is anything to go by , Strabane could well be dark horses in the most open League race for years . |
| 52 | ‘ If previous form is anything to go by , we 'll be here for three to four hours . ’ |
| 53 | If Charlotte 's Verbier is anything to go by , 1991 could be a long year . |
| 54 | 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 . |
| 55 | How Bunce Court got through the war it is hard to imagine , but get through it did and with flying colours , if the testimony of former pupils is anything to go by . |
| 56 | 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 . |
| 57 | 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 . |
| 58 | There must be no shortage of people who hold grudges against you if your current display of arrogance is anything to go by . |
| 59 | If the Australian experience is anything to go by , the cost here to government , employers and insurance companies could soon run into millions of pounds . |
| 60 | The anti-crisis plan will mean further deep cuts in living standards which , if Eastern Europe 's experience is anything to go by , will be tolerated only if people support their leaders . |