Example sentences of "to go by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well they could n't let me in , they had to go by the door . |
| 2 | Lord Denning expressed the view that , in any event , in ascertaining where the base was , the contract terms were often of little help and ‘ you have to go by the conduct of the parties and the way they have been operating the contract ’ . |
| 3 | I must say , I had certain ambitions for higher education myself , but when you receive the call , as they say , those cherished dreams just have to go by the board . |
| 4 | Truth had had to go by the board in the work he had been doing during the war and there seemed no point in insisting on using it again . |
| 5 | She was a wreck and had planned to go and do something about it once dinner had been prepared , but now that would have to go by the board — there would be no time — and , besides , she could hardly appear to Luke 's business partner and his wife in one of Luke 's towelling robes , could she ? |
| 6 | But now that items are no longer individually labelled we , the public , have to go by the shelf price , and it makes me wonder how many other prices are incorrectly displayed . |
| 7 | Disgusted Seagull Our best managers also happen to go by the rule that you 're only as good as your last game . |
| 8 | No-one expects you to go by the book ; it 's not your speed . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ We have to go by the referee 's decision . |