Example sentences of "was likely [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With hindsight , therefore , only one outcome was likely although the struggle was often violent and bloody . |
| 2 | Novell said it was likely that a version of UnixWare for the PC-9800 line from NEC Corp , which dominates the Japanese market , would be developed , although no date was committed . |
| 3 | If guidance were to be sought in matters which hovered on the boundary between the two , it was likely that the church would be seen by people and politicians as authoritative in resolving the issue . |
| 4 | But it was likely that the oil was ignited when Michael Grant turned on his welding kit . |
| 5 | At a press conference the Prime Minister , Carl Bildt , agreed that it was likely that the surveillance equipment had been installed by the former Soviet authorities , but he insisted that it was Russia 's responsibility , as the successor state , to remove them . |
| 6 | It was likely that the seed merchant or their Dutch suppliers had been negligent . |
| 7 | Mrs Bottomley admitted a rise was likely because the Government had run out of money . |