Example sentences of "[noun] are anything to go [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | The contribution which the College makes directly to the development of librarianship and allied subjects in the further education sector in Wales is however limited , if the evidence of the research interests of the staff and the published list of student projects are anything to go by . |
2 | Indeed , the colour of your breeches is very important , at least , if the rules are anything to go by . |
3 | There seems to have been a generally similar scheme of attack , if similarities to the Kentish experience are anything to go by . |
4 | Mehdi Moghadassi If past performances are anything to go by , this should be quite a disturbing work . |
5 | Nursing may have gone through massive changes in the past years , but the humour — and image of the nurse — appears to have remained remarkably constant ( or stagnant ? ) , if these postcards are anything to go by . |
6 | But if these last couple of weeks are anything to go by , I 'm never going to know any peace , never stop burning , never be able to take an interest in anyone until this thing between us has run its course . ’ |
7 | IF the last 20 years are anything to go by , in the year 2001 first class stamp will cost 96p , says Prudential — Britain 's biggest insurance company . |
8 | If the first ten years are anything to go by , they are well on the way to their target . |
9 | Exactly why Burton is so interested in Wood is yet to be revealed , but if some of the crankier bits of Scissorhands are anything to go by , he 's just managed to lift himself above that level … |
10 | Well , if the scenes of Fred 's bar in Soho are anything to go by , the answer must be a resounding ‘ No way ! ’ |
11 | THE day of the indie guitar band dominating local music appears to be on the wane , if recent developments are anything to go by . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | Yet if newspapers are anything to go by , not much seems to have happened since the list was announced . ’ |
14 | People probably fall over themselves to be with you — at least , if the newspapers are anything to go by . ’ |
15 | 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 . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | If we go only by the legislation and other portents , then the outlook is overcast at present and we are not sure how it will clear ; if commitment and current initiatives are anything to go by , then the prospects are brighter . |
19 | In fact , if the answers given by 40 per cent of women quizzed for a new survey are anything to go by , the EC president might as well Jacques it in … |
20 | If looks are anything to go by , he 's thinking in his head all the time . ’ |
21 | Now they 're putting the finishing touches to a new double album for release next March , which , if songs like ‘ Evil ’ and ‘ Mother ’ , showcased at their recent London gigs are anything to go by , promises to be an even more intoxicating opportunity to see inside Mark 's troubled , immensely talented psyche . |
22 | After all , if this week 's polls are anything to go by , she may be joining the ranks of Britain 's retired pensioners in 1992 . |
23 | ‘ Good , live firing 's just stopped and if the last few nights are anything to go by , we 'll be hearing from the battlegroup soon , once their own fitters have had a chance to check out the day 's casualties. , |
24 | Alton Towers theme park attracts 2.4 million visitors a year — presumably more men than women if the facilities are anything to go by . |
25 | If recent events are anything to go by , one forum for this ‘ dialogue ’ will be the courts of law . |
26 | If ethnic monitoring recommendations are anything to go by , both in schools and elsewhere , official information on the fate of pupils from the minorities will continue to suffer from this lacuna . |