Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] unlikely [that] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it seems unlikely that many customers will rely solely on the private network , instead using it in tandem with British Telecom 's lines . |
| 2 | It seems unlikely that many cases will occur now in relation to the old law , and therefore it is omitted from this book . |
| 3 | It seems unlikely that many librarians have the time or the flair for effective judgement of style in this sense , and sampling of the text of ‘ serious ’ novels or other works of literature is unlikely to prove a worthwhile activity . |
| 4 | It seems unlikely that many readers will find themselves as first member ( that is , in the x-place ) of any element of R3 . |
| 5 | It seems unlikely that such reductions could make a significant impact on either the number or severity of accidents . |
| 6 | Some prisoners have been paid compensation — for example when the prison authorities have failed to protect them adequately from fellow prisoners — but it seems unlikely that any actions based on generally bad conditions will ever succeed in the courts . |
| 7 | Whereas it seems unlikely that these concerns have penetrated school syllabuses , it is possible , given the much greater autonomy of institutions of higher education , that they have had a greater influence on higher education syllabuses . |
| 8 | It seems unlikely that these differences are the result of ageing ; rather they probably illustrate the effect of historical time and the differing general , social and cultural attitudes towards the cause of health and illness at varying points in time in Britain . |
| 9 | With the changes in housing association operation as a result of the 1988 Housing Act , it seems unlikely that these organizations , in the past an important supplier of accommodation for older people , will be able dramatically to increase their share of provision . |