Example sentences of "[pers pn] are likely [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Enthusiasm can spur one on to cram the border full of as many herbs as possible , but some of them are likely to die as a result , and others will be tall and weedy ; it is far better to plant with spaces between them to start with , allowing them room to grow to their full size so that their growth habit and leaf value can be made the most of in the context of the overall design . |
| 2 | Merchandising wholesalers will be approached by HC next , though discussions with them are likely to focus on the level of returns . |
| 3 | which all goes to show that yes , you know in large doses radiation can be harmful to you , er but in the sort , the sort of levels that you and I are likely to come across er almost certainly something else will get you first . |
| 4 | Consider the range of temperatures you are likely to encounter on your camping trips , and plan accordingly . |
| 5 | Interlining will add years to the life of your curtains and you are likely to tire of them well before they wear out . |
| 6 | Do you set out the sum , er you must set out some calculation of how many you are likely to lose over the life of the aircraft , is there a percentage figure you could give us for that ? |
| 7 | This road takes you through what I would say was the most savage landscape you are likely to see in the Pyrenees without actually setting off into the mountains on foot , a valley which has rocks where other valleys have trees . |
| 8 | First , you are likely to succeed in anything only if you make the steps to your goal easy enough to manage . |
| 9 | All you are likely to notice at first is a general deterioration of the leaves , perhaps wilting , discoloration and poor growth , followed by death . |
| 10 | Unless you specialize in this form of road transport , you are likely to fall outside the strict confines of statutory regulations . |
| 11 | You should make sure you know where the parents can be contacted , and that they have given you all the information you are likely to need about the child . |
| 12 | Games rooms and reading rooms are fixtures in most hostels , and noticeboards , fellow hostellers and friendly wardens supply all the information you are likely to need about the local area . |
| 13 | For completeness , the remainder of this chapter is devoted to an A to Z list of plumbing tools , materials and equipment that you are likely to need for the majority of jobs around the house . |
| 14 | Finding a suitable registered childminder is probably the only option available to most of you as even the best nursery schools and crêches can seldom offer the kind of hours you are likely to need throughout school holiday periods . |
| 15 | Where you are likely to suffer from regular assaults , it may well be worth considering cladding part or all of you greenhouse with polycarbonate sheeting . |
| 16 | But no matter how fluently you speak English you are likely to have at least some problems when you write it . |
| 17 | You are likely to come across people with different problems which need a different approach . |
| 18 | Turn to a risk-taking , entrepreneurial company and you are likely to come across the converse of the structure theme : |
| 19 | The male establishes and maintains its territory with drumming displays which you are likely to hear during the breeding season — mid March through to April . |
| 20 | So if you do n't know the difference between a fork and a desperado , we hope our brief guide below will help you understand some of terms you are likely to hear in the coming weeks . |
| 21 | You will be more able to gauge what you are likely to get from this book , as opposed to any others you may need to study . |
| 22 | On a practical and down to earth level it is worth finding out what clerical support you are likely to get in the clinic or base where you will be working . |
| 23 | These are as comprehensive an update as you are likely to get in the UK . |
| 24 | The 25 knot demonstrated crosswind limit over the whole range is as high as you are likely to get in any light aircraft . |
| 25 | Even if you are not lucky enough to have , as John Creasey did , a police officer as a neighbour or fellow member of some institution , you are likely to find on the whole that a visit to your local police station will pay off . |
| 26 | Of course , if you have even a distant eye on a whole series of books featuring one detective ( and the late Margery Allingham once pointed out to me that the advantage of this is that half your potential readers want to read you and half want to read about your sleuth ) , then you are likely to land in difficulties if you hit on , say , a Victorian governess who happens to deal in the course of her scholastic career with as many as twenty or thirty " orrible murders . |
| 27 | You are likely to benefit from the experience too . |
| 28 | The companies publish information leaflets which give a rough guide to whether you are likely to benefit from having a meter and will tell you whether one is possible for your house . |
| 29 | ( Apr 21-May 21 ) In astrology , work and health are curiously linked are curiously linked — and for one reason or another , you are likely to feel under par , under pressure and totally misunderstood at the moment . |
| 30 | Gershuny 's conclusion is that as new technology continues to be introduced we are likely to move to a ‘ dual economy ’ in which there would still be a formal sector of the economy , where there was much use of high technology , a continuing drive for efficiency , and the production of standardised goods , but this sector would increasingly concentrate on the production of consumer durables — in essence capital goods for use in the home . |