Example sentences of "be likely [to-vb] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is in the field of assessment that the new arrangements are likely to pose the most difficulties for teachers and distract them from their first task of finding their way into ‘ the very queer and tortuous passages of children 's minds ’ . |
| 2 | In bottle-wrack , on the other hand , all the cells within a plant are likely to have the same genes , because only very recent mutations could divide them . |
| 3 | Erm , which has certainly been noticeable , is likely to cause a few problems , because in August are off , and so on . |
| 4 | For instance , the note describing the Central Pillar of Freney is likely to tickle a few egos : ‘ ED+ , rock to VI and A3 , mixed — at the end of the world and , given bad luck , delivered up to all the hells of weather . ’ |
| 5 | However logical they know a mass killing of Ruddy Ducks is likely to ruffle a few feathers |