Example sentences of "it [is] likely " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remember it 's likely your problem will be common to many other women who attend the same surgery . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's likely that Procordia is going to make a bid for Pharmacia in order to get hold of its drugs division to combine it with KabiVitrum , ’ ( its pharmaceutical subsidiary ) , said a financial analyst at Stockholm broker , United Securities . |
| 3 | It 's likely to be his last film made purely on a research budget . |
| 4 | And if you do buy a couple of tiny sprigs for £1 it 's likely to be French mistletoe . |
| 5 | So either way I go , it 's likely to be unpopular with the other section . ’ |
| 6 | There are products available that will remove the most stubborn of paint sprays and it 's likely that the local Public Works Depot will have a graffiti removal squad that can be called into action to remove any offensive spray paint . |
| 7 | Now it 's likely someone in the boat will say : ‘ Put it back , ’ or : ‘ You should have left it alone . ’ |
| 8 | So it 's likely he 'll change his normal habits . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , it 's likely , is n't it ? |
| 10 | Remember it 's likely your problem will be common to many other women who attend the same surgery . |
| 11 | If it 's rich in iron and magnesium , it 's likely that sapphires , zircons or peridots will be formed . |
| 12 | Could you tell me if it 's likely to have been bitten off or whether he will have been born like it . |
| 13 | Do n't expect it to be as powerful as a conventional grill though , and it 's likely to operate only with the door closed . |
| 14 | It 's likely that the decision to blow up Pan Am Flight 103 was made in Tehran , in revenge for the downing of an Iranian Airbus over the Persian Gulf by the USS Vincennes in 1988 , killing 290 civilians . |
| 15 | Forcing pluralistic , many-faced groups to march behind a single banner may protect the self-proclaimed leaders , but it 's likely to endanger the community as a whole , as well as compounding the difficulties of its most vulnerable members . |
| 16 | If we eat very high calorie foods , it 's likely that some fat will be stored — one way nature prepares the body for pregnancy in case of conception . |
| 17 | When you later screen a second replay on your colour television , it 's likely that you will be even more pleased with your efforts : the colours , the movement , the thrill of seeing and hearing the sights and sounds of the place where you live and of the people who live there ; it 's all magic , and a moment to be savoured . |
| 18 | So , it 's likely that the relatively low picture quality associated with analogue videophones will be an eventual source of frustration and disappointment for users . |
| 19 | Repeatedly we are told that if its characters fail to resist the Shadow , they will be taken over , but if they do resist they may get killed ; similarly if they reject the vagaries of chance ( if Frodo for instance had refused to leave the Shire with the Ring ) , it 's likely something highly unpleasant will happen , but if they accept and obey things could grow even worse . |
| 20 | ‘ But I would n't say it 's likely . |
| 21 | It 's likely in consequence to become more and more of an irrelevance , and that seems to me profoundly sad — especially given the examples it was established to uphold . |
| 22 | Billy , back coaching Bedwas , says : ‘ At 58 it 's likely I 'm the country 's oldest coach — and the dullest ’ ! |
| 23 | We do n't know what nationality she is but since her Italian is poor it 's likely that she spoke English with her American friend . |
| 24 | You 'll need to know when snow should cease to be a problem and when it 's likely to reappear . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's likely ter paralyse the country , ’ Don Jacobs , a dockers ' leader , told Carrie . |
| 26 | It 's likely that your awareness of the challenge you face increases your sensitivity to the pain , feeding into a vicious circle . |
| 27 | It 's likely to be poor quality but selectively ripped up , it can often be utilised for carcasing or backing . |
| 28 | Considering the three /o/ words , it is clear that there are three different spelling patterns represented : It needs to be indicated that these three forms , plus the o of open , are the major ways in which the sound is spelled : in other words , when the pronunciation indicates the sound o , then it 's likely , depending on the position of the sound in the word , to be spelled like this : The oa is a medial spelling , but much rarer than o-e : boat , coat , float , goat , soap , throat . |
| 29 | The further the accommodation is from college , the cheaper it 's likely to be . |
| 30 | In practice if there are beneficiaries who are capable of being consulted , it 's likely that one will say to those beneficiaries Right we need to raise some money , there 's only the shares to do it with , we 're proposing to sell them do you agree with that or would you prefer to have the shares and gives us some money ? |