Example sentences of "[adj] was likely to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With many farm products now overproduced this was likely to be one of the main thrusts of training in the future . |
| 2 | With the championship having been decided , this was likely to be their last chance to settle old scores . |
| 3 | He had already prepared the ground for the extension of the concrete flooring , and , since this was likely to be the last Sunday of the year when it would not freeze , the next job was to prepare the concrete mixture , which lay against the wall in a large bag . |
| 4 | This was likely to be crowded , for her brother had a large number of patients , many of whom came in taxis and private cars from the more fashionable districts farther afield . |
| 5 | This was the area where the most capital was likely to be made . |
| 6 | For the elderly Mao , she was perhaps a useful alibi : anything which the government did which proved too unpopular was likely to be attributed to her doing . |
| 7 | In my review last year I said that 1992 was likely to be as difficult a year as 1991 for our North America Homes businesses . |
| 8 | The Constitution provided for a 200-member lower house and a 81-member upper house ; the former would be identical to the current Czech parliament , while the latter was likely to be filled by Czech members of the federal parliament . |
| 9 | The Bishop of London , Tait , agreed , adding that ‘ Any pity called up for the unfortunate Charles I was likely to be dissipated by statements in the services which were so exaggerated that it was likely when read to turn the staunchest Royalist into a parliamentarian . ’ |
| 10 | And you can imagine what that was likely to be . |