Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] are anything to go by " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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. , |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | If the first ten years are anything to go by , they are well on the way to their target . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | There seems to have been a generally similar scheme of attack , if similarities to the Kentish experience are anything to go by . |
| 9 | THE day of the indie guitar band dominating local music appears to be on the wane , if recent developments are anything to go by . |
| 10 | 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 … |
| 11 | If recent events are anything to go by , one forum for this ‘ dialogue ’ will be the courts of law . |
| 12 | Mehdi Moghadassi If past performances are anything to go by , this should be quite a disturbing work . |
| 13 | 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 . |