Example sentences of "is [adv] unlikely [that] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Statistically , Oxted Green ‘ B ’ can be denied promotion from division three but it is highly unlikely that they will fall in their last match . |
| 2 | ICBMs , nuclear submarines , tanks etc. , it is highly unlikely that they will ever become items of mass personal consumption as marketable commodities . |
| 3 | However popular such finely decorated silver plates may have been among the wealthy Britons , it is highly unlikely that they would be seen by the working potters , who would have had to rely on a more popular source for their repertoire . |
| 4 | If he achieves his ambitious growth targets it is bound to mean more jobs although it is highly unlikely that they will grow at the same rate — ‘ but it would be fairly substantial and it would be in Glasgow ’ . |
| 5 | They are able to do this because with a large number of depositors it is highly unlikely that they would all want to withdraw their deposits at the same time . |
| 6 | If , for example , the rugs in a sale belong to a number of different vendors , it is extremely unlikely that they will be allowed to exchange an item owned by one owner for something owned by another . |
| 7 | Your suspects are likely to be opposed to one another in different ways ( if they are not , you have chosen people who do not adequately reflect different aspects of your theme ) and if they are opposed it is not unlikely that they will quarrel , again about your theme . |
| 8 | Thus might the parents ponder but , as already stated , it is very unlikely that they will do so . |
| 9 | The other catering staff are non-committal , and it is very unlikely that they will be prepared to ‘ tell tales ’ against either Chrissie or Fred . |