Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [verb] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once a worry-eater — usually a woman — learns to become more aware of herself and her emotions in the way shown in part II , she will be more able to control her reactions to stress and anxiety and less likely to turn to food for comfort . |
| 2 | Charles 's government was as concerned about trade as its predecessor and was not restrained by any deep Protestant sympathies , so it was naturally inclined to go to war with the Netherlands , and in the 1660s this was popular . |
| 3 | Wedding guests and others on the way to whatever feast are not so ready to listen to distress in the present tense . |
| 4 | Direct contact is most likely to lead to infection of the skin , conjunctiva or mucous membrane . |
| 5 | We were dead lucky to get to bed without a belting on a Sunday . ’ |
| 6 | Similarly , he felt that part-time tutors were more likely to respond to advice from a professional tutor than from someone not involved on the teaching side . |
| 7 | Ties with extended kin are very much a matter of personal choice ; those with members of one 's nuclear family are more enduring and more likely to lead to responsibility for care . |
| 8 | Crane , however , argues 45 that affiliation to a prestigious university is more likely to lead to recognition for a scientist than higher productivity . |
| 9 | Crane , however , argues that affiliation to a prestigious university is more likely to lead to recognition for a scientist than higher productivity . |
| 10 | Alcohol misuse is more likely to come to light via marital disputes , repeated driving offences , accidents , absenteeism and progressive inability to cope at work . |
| 11 | However , a person who based his or her sense of worth entirely on achievement would be much more likely to succumb to depression in the event of such employment problems . |
| 12 | He said he was quite prepared to come to court with the film , ’ the judge said . |
| 13 | It was a very scrappy game , a Cup tie with lots of effort but I am quite happy to go to Distillery for the replay because we seem to play better away from home . |
| 14 | These 21 consist of those most senior according to date of appointment . |
| 15 | Well it 's not , very nice going to school with . |
| 16 | She curled up into a small ball , too tired to stay awake , but too scared to go to sleep in case she started to dream again . |