Example sentences of "was likely [to-vb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The US 's foreign trade deficit was likely to continue for the forseeable future , he said . |
2 | And while conservative , " Hanslickian " , music might , at least in part , elicit such a response , the new music was likely to lead in the opposite direction . |
3 | They did a first class piece of work on where the housing market was likely to go over the next 10 years . |
4 | Or perhaps she had sense to realise that in an entrenched battle she was likely to come off the worst . |
5 | On the radio link Richie reported that he had scored a net 69 , which was likely to stand as the best score of the day . |