Example sentences of "we [am/are] likely [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now it appears that the four main front runners will continue to dominate the scene though we are likely to witness some elbowing in the scrum . |
| 2 | We are likely to see more agreements offering better deals to part-timers , to entice mothers back to work , as the demographic changes begin to bite . |
| 3 | We are clearly past the worst of the unemployment increases , but we are likely to see some erratic figures for a time . ’ |
| 4 | Why is he withholding our money when , although the structural funds are doubling , we are likely to receive less ? |
| 5 | As sociological interest in the problem grows and develops , we are likely to have more understanding of these questions . |
| 6 | If they are not , we are likely to interpret this somehow : as rudeness perhaps , or deafness , or lack of attention . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ This will be as tough a test as we are likely to face this season . |
| 8 | But we 're likely to make more money at it than perhaps the sweat shops do . |