Example sentences of "[verb] likely [that] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it seemed likely that a scandal of some sort would eventually break . |
| 2 | It did n't , thank heavens , seem likely that a situation would ever arise in which there was no hope for Richard , whereas , on the other hand , Willis considered that for himself there was scarcely any hope at all if he could not sell Dreadnought . |
| 3 | In a country where infant mortality is low , it is expected that children will live into adulthood and outlive their parents , so that there will not be a time when it seems likely that a child will die before their parents . |
| 4 | It now seems likely that a committee of inquiry into the hours and working practices of the Commons , staffed by senior MPs from all sides , could be announced shortly by the government . |
| 5 | Since the first office known to sell these safe-conducts was at La Rochelle , the port that dominated the wine trade , it seems likely that a lobby of La Rochelle merchants played an influential role in shaping these developments . |
| 6 | Quote : ‘ It seems likely that a diet in which sugars and starches are taken in natural fibre-rich form would contribute to the control of obesity by encouraging satiety at a lower level of energy intake , and to a lesser extent by increasing the amount of potential energy lost in the faeces . ’ |
| 7 | It seems likely that a redefinition of the principal crimes of physical violation would cover most of these cases anyway , and the Criminal Law Revision Committee saw the need to supplement the general offences with only one special offence — administering to another , without his consent , any substance which D knows to be capable of interfering substantially with the other 's bodily functions . |