Example sentences of "we [am/are] likely to [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in most conversational contexts , if we think of an activity as connected with crime , we are likely to be thinking of an activity which is itself criminal ; and on the other hand , in all cases , activity which is itself criminal is by definition connected with crime . |
| 2 | We are likely to be seeing even more of him on television . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't know exactly what we have up there , or what stuff we are likely to be sending up in the next few years … but I 'll take side bets on orbital weapons , either ready or in the pipe-line . ’ |
| 4 | At this stage we are only roughing-out our interview schedule , but the more attention we can give to detail now the more we are likely to be saving ourselves trouble later on . |
| 5 | Even if we live in the countryside , we are likely to be alienated from the land and so must create the link afresh . |
| 6 | We are likely to be attracted by people who have recognised a general and fundamental problem as opposed to a specific one . |
| 7 | Through events of different kinds we are likely to be put in touch with aspects of ourselves which previously have been overlooked — we are given a jolt , and have to make a bridge between how things used to be and how they threatened . |
| 8 | If we think that stealing is wrong , then it 's just as wrong whether we are likely to be found out or not . |