Example sentences of "likely [prep] [be] [vb pp] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to this law , if a response made in the presence of a particular stimulus is followed by a reward , that same response is more likely to be made the next time the stimulus is encountered . |
| 2 | The infant retrieves , or witnesses the retrieval of an object from behind A ( say ) three times , after which he watches as the experimenter moves it to place B. On seeing it vanish at B he will go straight back to A. Although the back-to-A error is more likely to be made the longer the delay between hiding at B and allowing search , this is not a memory problem in any simple sense because the infant will return to A even if the object remains visible at B. We find a particularly clear demonstration of this kind of ‘ perseveration ’ in an experiment by Paul Harris in which there were two transparent , lockable boxes as the A and the B location . |
| 3 | Those are likely to be extended the following year to include time waits between GP referral and an appointment with a consultant . |
| 4 | If he does play , Mowbray is likely to be handed the demanding task of subduing Mark Hateley . |
| 5 | And in the ward meetings where ongoing care is likely to be discussed the social worker will always be asked , ‘ Who is there in the family who can look after Mr Patient ? ’ |
| 6 | To suggest from within the institution that these influential and powerful units of control are essentially ephemeral and arbitrary constructs , involved in very limited and narrow areas of practice , will almost certainly lead to a rejection of the account ; and the findings are more than likely to be attributed the same metaphorical rejection as the activities of the villains and criminals , as was illustrated in the response to the study undertaken by the Policy Studies Institute outlined above . |