Example sentences of "it is [adv] unlikely that they " in BNC.
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1 | Thus might the parents ponder but , as already stated , it is very unlikely that they will do so . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | Statistically , Oxted Green ‘ B ’ can be denied promotion from division three but it is highly unlikely that they will fall in their last match . |
4 | ICBMs , nuclear submarines , tanks etc. , it is highly unlikely that they will ever become items of mass personal consumption as marketable commodities . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 ’ . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |