Example sentences of "[be] likely [verb] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such changes are likely to give rise to changes in living standards and to household working behaviour . |
| 2 | Commentators noted that some of the unsuccessful presidential candidates in the first round were likely to lend support to Ratsiraka in the second round , due to take place in January . |
| 3 | Normally they were military officers , partly because the army provided a supply of trained talent , partly because they were likely to pay attention to orders from London , and mainly because the organization of defence was the crucial part of their work . |
| 4 | The question of ‘ public safety ’ is rather simpler than that of amenity , though there is ample scope for disagreement ; the relevant issue is whether an advertisement is likely to cause danger to road users , and also to ‘ persons who may use any railway , waterway ( including coastal waters ) , dock , harbour or airfield ’ . |
| 5 | Initially , the isolation is likely to make the horse overtly anxious ; but as time passes , its restlessness is likely to give way to depression . |
| 6 | Equipment should not be installed if it is likely to give rise to legionnaire 's disease . |
| 7 | Paragraph ( b ) , however , is likely to give rise to difficulty with its concept of ‘ abnormal ’ characteristics , if only because it may be so difficult to determine the ‘ normal ’ characteristics of a species . |
| 8 | The espousal of informalism as the answer to critiques of the effectiveness of judicial methods of handling family disputes is likely to give rise to disappointment . |
| 9 | And striker Geoff Ferris is likely to put pen to paper for 12 months . |