Example sentences of "were likely [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Counts needing the wherewithal to attract service were likely to cast greedy eyes on royal benefices within their counties : but in the West Frankish kingdom , the earliest evidence of such " mediatisation " of vassi dominici comes only after the death of Charles the Bald . |
| 2 | This was especially so with people who were likely to borrow large sums of money , if they borrowed at all . |
| 3 | As soon as the Conservatives came into office , there had been some signals to the nationalised industries that financial disciplines were likely to displace physical controls on investment . |
| 4 | Criminal charges and fines were other matters capable of adjustment by a politician , and again were likely to encourage lasting feelings of gratitude to the man who secured a suspension or remission . |
| 5 | In Spain , governments have been keenly aware of RENFE 's position as the model whose pay and conditions were likely to have major repercussions for other firms throughout the economy . |
| 6 | Such firms were likely to have particular characteristics : they were probably relatively labour-intensive , so labour was an important part of their costs ; or they might be located in an area where labour costs were rising particularly fast , or where labour availability was a problem . |