Example sentences of "likely [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most likely lose a fortune at this ! |
| 2 | This has the unfortunate consequence that they are much more likely to kill their patients than to cure them . |
| 3 | With amateurs there 's no point in paying , they 're likely to kill the victim off anyway , out of fear . |
| 4 | I did n't know he was likely to kill anyone . |
| 5 | The realization that I had an incurable disease that was likely to kill me in a few years was a bit of a shock . |
| 6 | As a result , farmers are twice as likely to kill themselves as other members of the community . |
| 7 | Congress is likely to reintroduce this bill soon . |
| 8 | Oriental cats in general seem to be more likely to indulge — and Siamese cats in particular . |
| 9 | She 's more likely to indulge |
| 10 | And other royals such as Prince Charles are likely to cancel any leisure plans they had while the family crisis summit goes ahead . |
| 11 | To begin with , a general practitioner may be less likely to diagnose her symptoms as depression , seeing tiredness and other problems as understandable consequences of looking after three young children . |
| 12 | Do you want to be able to add to them over the years or is the manufacturer likely to discontinue that particular pattern ? |
| 13 | It was argued that such a system would generally be more favourable to employees and would be more likely to curb ‘ the exercise of managerial prerogative in the interests of individual job retention as well as avoiding the tendency to legalism ’ . |
| 14 | There is considerable evidence to show that it is partnerships between the various departments of local authorities , voluntary agencies and the police working together which are most likely to curb crime and improve the quality of life in c in local communities . |
| 15 | If a wound string is designed to incorporate a very heavy core — which is easier to produce , since it 's less likely to break during winding and a thin wrap goes onto the core much easier — then it 's less likely to sound good , because it 's too stiff . |
| 16 | In version ( ii ) , on the other hand , the word ‘ seen ’ is given the greatest prominence , and it is likely to sound as though the speaker has some reservation , or has something further to say : A : Have you seen my father yet ? |
| 17 | It is more comfortable and less likely to transmit movement through the water , although great care should still be taken . |
| 18 | They are likely to flower at different times and the effect will be untidy . |
| 19 | After Christianity was introduced , it acquired its name because it was likely to flower on or around May 8 in the old calendar , the feastday of Michael the Archangel . |
| 20 | Horses are likely to acquire extra psychological needs through their association with people . |
| 21 | It seems plausible to suppose that unless a person enjoys or is soon likely to acquire effective power in a society he does not possess legitimate political authority over that society . |
| 22 | Both these auditory cues should become associated with food and acquire conditioned reinforcing properties , but by virtue of its onset occurring in relatively close proximity to the food , the tone is likely to acquire somewhat more power than the clicker . |
| 23 | For the same reasons that the female is more likely to acquire infection in the throat than her male sexual partner , the homosexual male who practises oral sex is more likely to be infected in the throat than his heterosexual equivalent . |
| 24 | It is the uncircumcised male who is most likely to acquire an actual infection with C. albicans , but , like the female , he does not have to develop symptoms . |
| 25 | Compared to whites , blacks are less likely to acquire educational qualifications , their marriages are more likely to end in separation or divorce and they are more likely to have a criminal record . |
| 26 | The more they are exposed to it , the more they are likely to acquire . |
| 27 | Even if you can not afford them now , are you likely to acquire extra equipment in the future like a dishwasher , microwave oven , washing machine or freezer ? |
| 28 | Morling said the statement by the Tobacco Institute was likely to mislead smokers and nonsmokers on the effects of smoking . |
| 29 | These Regulations , which are now in force , are made under s 4(2) ( c ) of the 1992 Act and set out names which are likely to mislead the public in terms of the status of the charity . |
| 30 | Yet the survey also found the same drivers were far more likely to drive badly and to flout the law . |