Example sentences of "is unlikely that [det] [noun] would " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is unlikely that such action would be taken unless the offending bonfire(s) occurred very frequently and witnesses were produced to that effect ’ . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It is unlikely that any company would find it an economic proposition to make all the components it embodies in its products . |
| 4 | It is unlikely that any company would find it an economic proposition to make all the components it embodies in its products . |
| 5 | With an established , respected management company it is unlikely that any band would secure an agreement for less than five years . |
| 6 | ‘ Without Urban Programme funding it is unlikely that these schemes would have been undertaken in their present form , especially those requiring capital funding . |
| 7 | It is unlikely that these techniques would have required a check in the action . |
| 8 | It is unlikely that this rate would have been acceptable to all members . |