Example sentences of "[be] likely [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So an estate agent who has n't got one of these when you go into this one erm you 're likely to retain this . |
| 2 | The decision based on a number of current offspring , larger numbers can be greater benefited with and therefore it 's more likely that if the parent had a lot of er offspring then he would continue with the investment and erm the conclusion from now is that males have a greater reproductive success , therefore they are more likely to desert because they can erm and erm this and erm the basic argument of this is one parent can get away with investing less share of erm resources they 're likely to spend more er then they 're to do it , so in other words erm if , if one of the , of the two is being to get away with having the other they can go out to er pursue their own and therefore erm each partner force the other to invest more . |
| 3 | If you make the right noises about the wine — it 's on the cards that it comes from the proprietor 's own vineyard — you 're likely to find another bottle on the table gratis … . |
| 4 | But we 're likely to make more money at it than perhaps the sweat shops do . |
| 5 | If you do get flustered after a mistake then you 're likely to make another one . |
| 6 | That 's when you 're likely to get that . |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't think you 're likely to get much more of a response , ’ said Jill . |
| 8 | From then on the mood is as fine a crescendo of obsessive behaviour as you 're likely to get this side of hell . |
| 9 | FEW PEOPLE WAITING EXPECTANTLY to board the passenger liner QE2 for the holiday of a lifetime are likely to give much thought to the part that ICI 's Chlor-chemicals business will be playing in their journey . |
| 10 | Of course it is often possible to distinguish ‘ strong ’ and ‘ weak ’ ministers ; but it must not be forgotten that the comparatively temporary incumbent of the top position of a large organization may be just lucky or unlucky — in arriving when key advisers are likely to agree that exciting innovations are necessary , or conversely in finding that the consolidation of existing policies , or the confronting of unpleasant realities , is more important than the policy changes he or she cherishes . |
| 11 | As the resources required to meet all demands are likely to exceed those available to society the ethical questions arise in decisions on what can be afforded , in terms of both the total amount of resources to be spent on health care compared with other demands such as education or housing and the distribution of those resources . |
| 12 | They are likely to substitute another sound . |
| 13 | One particular area in which technical terms are likely to cause some problems is that of grammar : and here we shall follow the terminology and general view of grammar presented in Quirk and Greenbaum 's University Grammar of English . " |
| 14 | Because of the uncertainties ahead , which are likely to cause more difficulties for smaller companies , the bulk of the trust 's portfolio is , at present , mainly in the larger blue chip companies . |
| 15 | We are clearly past the worst of the unemployment increases , but we are likely to see some erratic figures for a time . ’ |
| 16 | We are likely to see more agreements offering better deals to part-timers , to entice mothers back to work , as the demographic changes begin to bite . |
| 17 | Note that the children have seen that the outcome of the game can not be pre-planned , and are likely to take this understanding with them to the Example continued drama itself . |
| 18 | General checklists or weighting systems not based on such an understanding are likely to do more harm than good . |
| 19 | A possible change , still to be approved by the Committee and the AGM , is that Vic Smith and I are likely to do this job jointly in future . |
| 20 | And other royals such as Prince Charles are likely to cancel any leisure plans they had while the family crisis summit goes ahead . |
| 21 | Even after the release of the original data , our datasets are likely to retain some value , since it would require considerable effort to reproduce them . |
| 22 | Why is he withholding our money when , although the structural funds are doubling , we are likely to receive less ? |
| 23 | When employees are dissatisfied with aspects of formal organisation ( eg. they dislike the work they do or the person they work for ) they are likely to rely more and more heavily on an informal organisation at work to satisfy their personal needs in their work situation . |
| 24 | When these feelings are internalized , ageing people too readily believe that they are what they are , and they are likely to remain that way . |
| 25 | The government , therefore , aims to avoid circumstances that are likely to unite all these opposition forces against it , and here it is helped by the practicalities of the situation . |
| 26 | But even short of this , other critics believe the videos are likely to foster some beneficial change . |
| 27 | Therapeutic systems which disregard the more subtle aspects of the individual are likely to miss some at least of the precipitating factors in disease causation and are therefore likely to be less effective in treatment . |
| 28 | Now it appears that the four main front runners will continue to dominate the scene though we are likely to witness some elbowing in the scrum . |
| 29 | Few of us are likely to shed many tears . |
| 30 | Factors associated with homosexuality are likely to explain some of the cases among men . |