Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] it be likely " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I know it was likely the alcohol was causing his depression and may well have been the major influence on the poor family relationships involved . |
| 2 | Er , in the light of the information at that time and the options I had already considered erm I thought it was likely that we would need armed police officers . |
| 3 | Er and I think it 's likely to hold to it . |
| 4 | ‘ In truth , I think it is likely . ’ |
| 5 | It is possible to get round the need to refer to yourself by using the following devices , which can be varied in order to avoid any over-formulaic effect : — Adverbs and adverbial expressions Instead of " I think it is likely that … " use " Arguably … " ( but bear in mind what we have said about " arguably " above , Chapter 3 , p. 68 ) . |
| 6 | It was the first time she had ever begged him for anything , but she knew it was likely he could be persuaded with flattery . |
| 7 | Bet you thought it was likely to be pretty exciting stuff , eh ? |
| 8 | If you think it 's likely to interest a large number of people in C&P — not necessarily everyone but , say , research people or anyone with a responsibility for safety — then why keep it to yourself ? |
| 9 | But substitute something like modern art , or even more so religion , and the repercussions of positive or negative statements on the people who do it are likely to be considerably greater . |
| 10 | It is not easy for them to get a meal , but if they do it is likely to be a big one . |
| 11 | The foal becomes a social animal and part of the herd , and as it matures it is likely to take a similar place in the social hierarchy of the herd as its mother . |
| 12 | He said this , not because he thought it was likely she would tire herself , but because he was aware of a certain lack of sympathy in his own nature and tried , conscientiously , to redress it by saying the things other people said . |
| 13 | What matters for this purpose is that if it escapes it is likely to do mischief and this is the meaning to be given to ‘ dangerous thing ’ in this context . |