Example sentences of "is unlikely that [adj] [noun pl] would " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is unlikely that many Europeans would have had access to Aristotle 's writings , but the cuckoo 's habits were certainly well enough known during the Middle Ages for them to be mentioned by Chaucer ( in The Parlement of Foules , 1382 ) , and for the term ‘ cuckold ’ — describing a man deceived by his wife — to have passed into the English language . |
| 2 | will prevent him having to consider a mass of trivial complaints where it is unlikely that criminal charges would ever be brought but there has been some concern that the chief officer of police is given a discretion whether or not to refer complaints which disclose criminal conduct to the D.P.P. , although this decision is of course supervised . |
| 3 | If exposed to either artificial or natural light the solanine level will rise and could cause gastroenteritis , but because of the bitter nature of this substance it is unlikely that sufficient quantities would be ingested to cause illness . |
| 4 | ‘ Without Urban Programme funding it is unlikely that these schemes would have been undertaken in their present form , especially those requiring capital funding . |
| 5 | It is unlikely that these techniques would have required a check in the action . |