Example sentences of "it be [adv] likely that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in any case , it 's most likely that it was a completely misleading headline in the press . |
| 2 | If there 's a supply side shock , erm , if we take bad weather in say the northern hemisphere , that 's going to affect prices , but because there are some producers who sell on the world market who come from the southern hemisphere , right , perhaps , there 's good weather in the southern hemisphere , and that 's , because there 's a larger geographical area over which erm , production is spread , it 's less likely that we , we 're going to see major fluctuations in supply right , and as a result it 's less likely that we 're going to see major fluctuations in price . |
| 3 | If there 's a supply side shock , erm , if we take bad weather in say the northern hemisphere , that 's going to affect prices , but because there are some producers who sell on the world market who come from the southern hemisphere , right , perhaps , there 's good weather in the southern hemisphere , and that 's , because there 's a larger geographical area over which erm , production is spread , it 's less likely that we , we 're going to see major fluctuations in supply right , and as a result it 's less likely that we 're going to see major fluctuations in price . |
| 4 | And it 's quite likely that we never will . |
| 5 | Manufactured goods tend to have income elasticities greater than one , so when we buy more of those , then it 's quite likely that we 'll actually be erm , importing more of those . |
| 6 | Yeah the main difficulty is in is in the time period because it 's it 's quite likely that I mean I 'd we 'd been we 'd been hoping that the target candidate could put in a reasonable amount of personal commitment to the campaign . |
| 7 | Since very small , light animals can fall a long way without being hurt , it 's quite likely that it survived in the forest world under the tree and had the second most interesting experience any tree frog has ever had . |
| 8 | So it 's more likely that they 'll make it compulsory . |
| 9 | I 'm not sure if he went to an established rap school , although it 's more likely that he 's a self-taught man . |
| 10 | Wishful thinking apart , it 's more likely that he 's making the most of a nice soft bed and reasonable food , ’ said Marcus , trying to find a creative way out of the check Pete had put him in . |
| 11 | well it 's more likely that she 's gon na see one of the relatives than him , is n't it ? |
| 12 | It may not be from West Yorkshire but it 's very likely that it will be . |
| 13 | It is thus likely that we can develop practical infinitary proof techniques which are applicable to many pairs of programs involving WHILE . |
| 14 | After a contrasting period ( the third , or the third and fourth sentences ) it is most likely that we will return to the original theme . |
| 15 | These two buildings were , therefore , clearly under military control , and it is most likely that they represented a collection centre for the annona militaris , a tax thought to have been introduced by Severus . |
| 16 | It is most likely that it had to do with the extra fasts practised by the Pharisees and in this case the disciples of John the Baptist , who may have been mourning the death of their leader . |
| 17 | That being so , it is also likely that they were building it for the same military purpose . |
| 18 | It is also likely that they will monitor and criticize the performance of their colleagues to the same end . |
| 19 | In other words , the most likely occasions for associative use of the word to qualify what is in fact a performance from the professional acrobat 's repertoire — as when we are confronted by the sight of a lady standing on a man 's shoulders and juggling with Indian clubs — would be occasions when it is very likely that we can just as well describe the actions as acrobatic in their own right ; and on the other hand , ascriptive use of the word is likely to be rather rare except , precisely , in those circumstances where professional acrobats form part of the context , so that an associative use would be equally justified . |
| 20 | It is very likely that she enjoyed access to books in the house ( see appendix ) . |
| 21 | The mine in the gill had been established about 5 years but it is very likely that it would have been an old working re-opened . |
| 22 | It is very likely that you will have used different facial expressions and even gestures and body movements . |
| 23 | It is very likely that he was urged to do so by his neighbour ( Sir ) Thomas Clarges [ q.v. ] , who as brother-in-law and agent of General George Monck ( later first Duke of Albemarle , q.v. ) was seeking a journalist to publicize the general 's actions . |
| 24 | Since this is contrary to his teaching concerning the convertibility of means and ends , it is hardly likely that he would be unconcerned with the kind of religion a person might profess to follow . |
| 25 | Go on any Earth Mysteries trip to an ancient site and it is highly likely that you will see at least one person walking holding wire rods or holding a weight on the end of a piece of string . |
| 26 | It is highly likely that she was the same woman that Emma Southwick imagined was having a nip with Tiller in the back room during rehearsals way back in the St James 's Hall times . |
| 27 | If he can only argue to himself that they seem ’ interesting' it is highly likely that he does not really know why he is putting them in , or what he will do with the answers when he gets them . |
| 28 | The plain truth , however , is that if the buyer does put off buying until another day it is as likely that he will buy from the competition . |
| 29 | Certainly , speakers are free to select from a wide range of surface forms in order to achieve a particular communicative purpose , and it is quite likely that they will do so to attain appropriate levels of politeness , solidarity or social distance . |
| 30 | It is quite likely that they will make suggestions or ask that the work is prepared according to a set of guidelines that they provide . |