Example sentences of "likely [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The remaining colleges of higher education , approximately thirty in number , have their courses validated by the CNAA and , although the movement in this direction away from university validation has slowed down considerably , it is likely to continue for some time to come . |
| 2 | With some 15,500 outlets for their business , solicitors are likely to remain for some time the principal providers of legal services even if there is considerable expansion of alternatives to the use of solicitors for some legal work ( The Law Society , 1990 ) . |
| 3 | You are much more likely to go for old pine , or oak , tough lacquer or vinyl — at least for several years , but there is no reason why these can not work just as well and create a feeling of their own . |
| 4 | Under a fixed exchange rate a currency flow surplus is likely to persist for some time . |
| 5 | Any review of the structures is not likely to stand for any number of years , it 's not likely to get absolutely right , erm , and so be flexible about your approach . |
| 6 | However , the amended agreement is not likely to appear for some time because , in September , the Publishers Association again appealed against the interstate decision . |
| 7 | The speaker is less likely to gulp for more air in mid-sentence . |
| 8 | Even when my application was on its way I still could n't convince myself that what I was doing was likely to qualify for any kind of grant . |
| 9 | Mr Duff has looked at four possible open air venues but is likely to settle for one end of the Headlingley rugby pitch with 2,000 seats around the ring and the use of the stand . |
| 10 | Clearly , in a family dining room with several small children to cater for you are not likely to plump for any sort of exotica , or even the favourite splendours of velvet and mahogany . |
| 11 | However , when the trade unions in the ‘ following ’ industries observe the wage increases being gained in the ‘ leading ’ industries , they will be likely to push for similar wage increases for their members . |
| 12 | Instead , those against whaling a likely to push for further discussion of the proposal . |