Example sentences of "be unlikely [verb] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Freedy Starr ate my hamster ’ might do wonders for the circulation of the Sun but ‘ Caretaker ate school hamster ’ will be unlikely to do the same for your local weekly . |
| 2 | Unless he chooses another ancient Egyptian theme he is unlikely to use the same style again . |
| 3 | We can imagine that a small advertising agency may well share a common culture , but a large government department , such as the Home Office , with multiple functions and goals is unlikely to exhibit the same homogeneity . |
| 4 | A North-South cold war formula is unlikely to command the same kind of broad domestic support , even though for the time being , the parties of the Left are supporting the war , at least in the United States and Western Europe . |
| 5 | Durham , robbed of the chance to topple County Championship leaders Hampshire when torrential rain prevented play at Southampton yesterday , feel Wood is unlikely to get the same response from the Darlington wicket . |
| 6 | Oh well , if she was unwise enough to come to tea , Gina was unlikely to try the same thing again . |