Example sentences of "[vb past] likely to be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia , as its new oil minister Hisham Nazer stressed , had no intention of acting — as it once had — as OPEC 's ‘ swing producer ’ , expanding production if the aggregate OPEC output fell short of the ceiling and cutting back if the ceiling seemed likely to be exceeded . |
| 2 | After a long and difficult series of negotiations Nicholas managed to save the greater part of the estate of his brother , who at one time seemed likely to be ruined . |
| 3 | He seemed likely to be doing it for quite some time to come as , rather than actually having an election , it is more a case of finding someone willing to take on the job . |
| 4 | And tomorrow night we 'll be hearing reactions to the possibility of VAT being added to books and newspapers , another area thought likely to be targetted by the Chancellor . |
| 5 | Bully Boy , who had been backed from 20-1 down to 9-1 , was a fence clear by the time the third obstacle was jumped and , despite making a terrible blunder at the fifth , he never looked likely to be challenged . |
| 6 | The internal leaders may be wondering why he pounced when SWAPO looked likely to be handed power through the ballot box . |