Example sentences of "[noun pl] be anything to go by " 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 | Mehdi Moghadassi If past performances are anything to go by , this should be quite a disturbing work . |
4 | The evidence is that you stand as good a chance of getting the choice of currency right as the experts if the return from the managed funds is anything to go by . |
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 | Because he was n't just the same hard , tough personality that he always had been : he was now far more dangerous — certainly if her present fragile emotions were anything to go by . |
7 | 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 . ’ |
8 | 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 . |
9 | If the first ten years are anything to go by , they are well on the way to their target . |
10 | The room would be packed shoulder-to-shoulder and the show , if previous years were anything to go by , would probably be okay . |
11 | That may not be too far off if the progress of the last 50 years is anything to go by . |
12 | If Nils was anything to go by , he might . |
13 | THE day of the indie guitar band dominating local music appears to be on the wane , if recent developments are anything to go by . |
14 | Yet if newspapers are anything to go by , not much seems to have happened since the list was announced . ’ |
15 | People probably fall over themselves to be with you — at least , if the newspapers are anything to go by . ’ |
16 | 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 . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | 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 . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | If looks are anything to go by , he 's thinking in his head all the time . ’ |
24 | It would be an interesting landing , if his experience of weather patterns was anything to go by . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | 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 . |
27 | ‘ 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. , |
28 | Alton Towers theme park attracts 2.4 million visitors a year — presumably more men than women if the facilities are anything to go by . |
29 | If recent events are anything to go by , one forum for this ‘ dialogue ’ will be the courts of law . |
30 | 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 . |