Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [be] unlikely to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they are unlikely to be able to save more than a dozen or so seats . |
| 2 | But he is unlikely to be satisfied forever with the illusion of power . |
| 3 | Mr Day is distraught , but he is unlikely to be prosecuted . |
| 4 | The imperative for a writer of a chronological survey is that a defined period of time is covered ; this may be linked with a theme , such as the history of styles in Gombrich 's case , but it is unlikely to be linked solely with a spotlight on quality . |
| 5 | But it is unlikely to be an accurate assessment , because shot and mortally wounded whales , unlike harpooned ones , can escape and die without being retrieved and , of course , are not counted against the quota — in fact as many as 1000 narwhals may die each year at the hands of Canadian hunters . |
| 6 | Its incidence in the general population is not clearly established , but it is unlikely to be negligible . |
| 7 | Conservative back-benchers publicly welcomed the fall in inflation , but it is unlikely to be enough to save Mr Lamont 's job . |
| 8 | The university aims to redeploy and retrain staff wherever possible , but it is unlikely to be able to offer continuing employment for all dental school staff . |
| 9 | But it 's unlikely to be heard until some time next year . |
| 10 | There was a second guard-chamber between the outer and inner baileys , but it was unlikely to be on the alert at night when the main gate was manned . |