Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] be [adv] likely to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could smell fish cooking and wondered if it was Faustina 's coley , then realised that in view of the conversation about the finest minced veal it was more likely to be something for themselves . |
| 2 | After all , if you have begun addressing yourself for the first time to such an issue you are more likely to be able to have the courage of your convictions at work in trying to tackle , for example , management by inertia . |
| 3 | But since on this occasion the words were dictated to the child it is more likely to be the child 's efforts to repeat the sound to herself and to write down her idea of a phonic equivalent . |
| 4 | Also with video we are quite likely to be using material which was not made for language teaching anyway and which will be full of visual elements we could exploit . |
| 5 | Scrutiny by senior officials is easier in more serious cases because by definition they are more likely to be public knowledge in the agency . |
| 6 | Used as I am , of course , to drinking from glittering crystal , I admit that for everyday use it is more likely to be the ordinary glass you buy from Woolies or Habitat — sensible , cheap , and reasonably designed . |
| 7 | Also , I should say that erm the District Health Authorities now also have the right to initiate this , and of course they are more likely to be in contact with children who are under erm school age , and so it 's going to imply that the different services within the Local Authorities are going to have to work quite closely together on this one and what you should have , by the time a statement is prepared , is a very detailed profile of a particular child and one in which the parent has been consulted and various other people have been consulted . |
| 8 | For the most part they are only likely to be occupied during a limited period each year by a number of different families . |
| 9 | However , at an agency you are more likely to be tested on your particular skills such as shorthand , typing , operating a VDU . |
| 10 | But if you did genuinely make that statement it 's more likely to be true if it 's against your interest , rather than for your interest . |
| 11 | When you are having a telephone conversation you are more likely to be distracted and let your attention wander . |