Example sentences of "and it seem unlikely " in BNC.
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1 | We were n't clad in PT kit but in woollen pullovers and regulation slacks and it seemed unlikely that anything violent was imminent . |
2 | But it is striking how little , either in internal reports or in those of the Sopade , the ‘ Jewish Question ’ figures in remarks about Hitler 's popular standing , and it seems unlikely that it formed , for most ‘ ordinary ’ Germans , the main reason for their adulation of the Führer . |
3 | The report estimates that most universities need maintenance costing several million pounds , and it seems unlikely that this money will be forthcoming . |
4 | They may well claim that such commitments would result in bankruptcy , but if that were the case ( and it seems unlikely ) , the case for a lesbian and gay politics that addresses problems in our social structures remains a strong one . |
5 | He went into motor racing for the fun of it and it seems unlikely that he ever took it as seriously as others thought it should be taken . |
6 | Writs have been served for outstanding advertising fees amounting to £16,000 , and it seems unlikely they will be paid — bailiffs were sent to the firm 's place of trading , but nothing of any value was recovered . |
7 | Community care is being used as a euphemism for family care and it seems unlikely that recent policy developments will alter the basic pattern . |
8 | At least the politicians who told the story can hardly have believed it , and it seems unlikely that people swallowed whole everything that they were told by their masters in antiquity , any more than they do now . |
9 | Cannabis was widely used in the Middle East during this period , and it seems unlikely that the practice in itself would seem remarkable enough to cause any comment among Arabs . |
10 | It is evident that Ollier ( 1981 ) , although making a plea for a more evolutionary geomorphology , does not cite the quantitatively expressed geophysical research and it seems unlikely that geomorphology can contribute in such areas unless it is willing to adopt the methods and language of other practitioners . |
11 | Though we did not measure reticulocyte counts in our patients there was no evidence from the blood films of significant reticulocytosis or polychromasia and it seems unlikely that this explanation might have contributed to our results . |
12 | However , administration of the scheme is costly in terms of time and it seems unlikely that it would be feasible to operate it on a large scale . |