Example sentences of "likely [prep] be [vb pp] [adv] [coord] " in BNC.

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1 Twins are more likely to be born to older mothers who already have several children ; they are likely to be born prematurely and/or have difficult births .
2 A receiver is likely to be appointed today and he will decide if holidays booked with Mowat 's Holimarine and Pennant Holiday parks will be honoured .
3 If , on the other hand , I am in my early twenties and my parents are in their forties and one of them dies I will grieve in the same way , but am likely to be taken unawares and be unprepared .
4 The fact that credit scoring is so relatively new to this country , but is likely to be used more and more in future , suggests that the time is particularly ripe for agreeing guidelines on scoring techniques .
5 Other techniques , such as echo-sounding and soil scanning radar , are currently being developed , and are likely to be used more and more in the future for accurate location and surveying of sites .
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