Example sentences of "as [pers pn] be [adv] likely to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though if he took his own life , as everyone has always supposed , and as we are still likely to be supposing after the present rumours have been scotched — if the balance of his mind was disturbed , that curious disruption which accompanies a man 's election to end his life , but never any other procedure , no matter how eccentric or irrational — then reasons are not to be looked for . |
| 2 | ABOVE Dogs will soon become used to travelling on public transport , but try to avoid peak-time travel at first , as they are more likely to be accidentally hurt by other passengers . |
| 3 | In as far as they were less likely to be increasingly forced to resort to bribery to obtain scant food supplies at a time when the official ration was totally inadequate , farmers were better off than their urban counterparts . |
| 4 | Another disparity was the different levels of income used in means tests for ‘ special places ’ ; parents could move house ( as they were more likely to in war ) and suddenly find themselves liable for greatly increased fees . |
| 5 | Under the old Soviet system executive power was as strong as it is ever likely to be . |