Example sentences of "[noun prp] be anything to go by " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt a frisson of gratitude at his thoughtfulness ; then , reminded absurdly of Ethel ( who had not so much wanted to be a bridesmaid , as to be asked ) : It is not that I look forward to it , she thought , if Frank was anything to go by , but at least I would expect to be , tonight , a little irresistible … |
| 2 | 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 … |
| 3 | Well , if the scenes of Fred 's bar in Soho are anything to go by , the answer must be a resounding ‘ No way ! ’ |
| 4 | But if the way he treated Professor Liawski was anything to go by , I bet his mother would have had trouble finding something good to say about him . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Murrayfield will provide a feast of entertaining rugby if the quality of the tournament at Catania was anything to go by . |