Example sentences of "it be more [conj] likely [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My men , whom I had instructed to keep close together and sing from the time they left the camp until they joined me on the forest road , were not due for an hour and a half , and during this time it was more than likely that the tigress would break cover and try to stalk or rush me . |
| 2 | When she heard the voice of Sam 's mother she realized for the first time that it was more than likely that her own mother would , during the course of the evening , make some reference to the dinner-party which , she had been led to believe , was taking place in Pam 's house . |
| 3 | It was more than likely that their hotel room would be bugged and perhaps fitted with a see-through mirror . |
| 4 | ‘ It was more than likely that the thieves did n't even realise what they had , ’ said Mr Bennett . |
| 5 | It was more than likely if Felipe had spoken to her , and as Mitch went off alone , looking very disgruntled , Maggie continued her search . |