Example sentences of "it [is] likely [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and if there 's gon na be a fire it 's likely to happen in that fish and chip shop . |
| 2 | Unless road pricing is applied to all roads , irrespective of their current state of congestion , it is likely to lead to further decentralisation as the motoring public and commerce move out to avoid extra transport costs . |
| 3 | But such behaviour is not obviously threatening ( although it is almost certainly disorderly ) , and it may be doubted whether a conviction of the section 4 offence is proper unless the conduct complained of is such that it is likely to lead to further violence . |
| 4 | The remaining colleges of higher education , approximately thirty in number , have their courses validated by the CNAA and , although the movement in this direction away from university validation has slowed down considerably , it is likely to continue for some time to come . |
| 5 | We have seen that a very important part of a gene 's environment is the other genes that it is likely to meet in successive bodies as the generations go by . |
| 6 | In this situation , ‘ further research is necessary ’ and , when controversy arises , it is likely to occur between those who actually share a large number of fundamental theoretical assumptions . |
| 7 | It is likely to amount to several hundred pounds and the higher the percentage borrowed , the more you pay . |
| 8 | If they pursue a rigid analytical approach then it is likely to result in many , if not all , of the constituent elements which comprise the ‘ if X ’ question being labelled as questions of law . |