Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [prep] [be] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such agreements are likely to be unrestricted-use credit although this may not always be the case , for example where a financier who has no arrangement with the seller insists on paying the money directly to him ( s13 ( a ) ) . |
| 2 | However , the fact that fewer people in low income groups use credit at all means that , of those who do , a higher proportion are likely to be heavy credit users . |
| 3 | For the fashion-conscious climber , walker or skier not too worried about the dent in the wallet , these garments are likely to be top choice . |
| 4 | This enables those concerned to gain a firmer idea of what the new country holds in store for them and decide whether they are likely to be happy living there . |
| 5 | While this was not a major consideration when the trial was originally planned the considerable advances in recent years have meant that the significant proportion of the patients recruited into studies such as this are likely to be potential transplant recipients . |
| 6 | The main costs are likely to be advertising space ; agency fees ( if an outside bureau is used ) ; candidates ' travelling and subsistence expenses ; and perhaps relocation expenses for the successful candidate . |
| 7 | In Statement B this story line is applied to the police force to suggest that the young white working-class men who enter the force are to a large extent preselected , and irrespective of recruitment and training policies are likely to be authoritarian personality types who flourish in a para-military environment and ‘ have a hang-up about race ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ We are supposed to be prospective man and wife , ’ he said , still rubbing his chest , ‘ and Margrida is under the impression that we 're madly in love . ’ |
| 9 | Social security payments are unlikely to be adequate compensation for loss of earnings and injuries . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm supposed to be fucking Tonto all of a sudden am I ? ’ |
| 11 | I 'm supposed to be just liaison , and the climate is n't good for that . |
| 12 | I 'm fit to be Prime Minister because I truly represent the people of this country — their hopes for economic success and social justice , and their aspirations , because I 'm from them . |
| 13 | To be sure to be sure sir . |
| 14 | Individuals whose primary activity is to buy and sell animals , for example , will not be eligible to be flat rate farmers ; neither will trainers of animals . |
| 15 | Therefore , subjects of study required a broad approach which initially in Shearman 's view were likely to be local history , central government or local government issues . |
| 16 | As Mr Aitken almost points out , the perpetrators were unlikely to be genuine rugby supporters , but this is unfortunately a result of the national team 's success and the unhealthy Anglophobia nurtured by much of the Scottish press . |
| 17 | M Beregovoy is supposed to be joint leader of the socialists ' election campaign . |
| 18 | M Beregovoy is supposed to be joint leader of the socialists ' election campaign . |
| 19 | It amounts to £92.5 million over five years which is supposed to be additional money to what is already budgeted . |
| 20 | ‘ As I say , this is supposed to be Top Secret , but you 'd better know if you 're to be any help . |
| 21 | ‘ Hence , there is likely to be strong opposition to giving Ballyskeagh Wednesday as well . ’ |
| 22 | The next industry to adopt the technique widely is likely to be mechanical engineering . |
| 23 | But his response is likely to be well part company , is that it ? |
| 24 | Little of these paltry sums is likely to be new money , most being sliced off existing allocations . |
| 25 | The normal reason for accepting a piece of advice is that it is likely to be sound advice . |
| 26 | The result is likely to be cultural homogeneity . |
| 27 | In any event , there is likely to be significant variation in views as to how far one should condemn or condone this liberationist violence in the North . |
| 28 | The Department of Transport which will take the final decison about the route says ’ it 's no secret plans to link Aylesbury with the M40 are part of an east-west route across the country … and adds that while the road ’ is likely to be dual carriageway , it 's not planned to be a motorway . ’ |
| 29 | There is likely to be ready agreement that experts of all varieties are to give advice based on the very same reasons which should sway ordinary people who wish to form their minds independently . |
| 30 | Indeed , it is probably more practical not to do things the standard way as this avoids what is likely to be severe over-kill for do-it-yourself applications . |