Example sentences of "[det] [be] [adj] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every weekend now , tens of thousands , perhaps hundreds of thousands of people are taking tablets containing unknown substances , and God alone knows what the real long-term consequences of that are likely to be . |
| 2 | Furthermore , peripherals used by each are likely to be drawn together into a single , compatible product line and Fujitsu is expected to take over more responsibility for the development of ICL and Amdahl 's mainframe CPU architectures . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The word here — many talk but few are willing to be quoted — is that Nelson Mandela will be the last to go , and that he is working closely with the government in arranging a timetable for the releases . |
| 5 | Few are likely to be enthusiastic about taking up the burdens of having to compete . |
| 6 | Even so , potential examiners are known qualities : some are likely to be severe , some lenient , and the experienced and canny supervisor or head of department is likely to make nominations accordingly . |
| 7 | Some are likely to be baby floribundas , others are perfect scaled-down hybrid teas . |
| 8 | The printed form N 117 is usually used , and some are likely to be on the judges " table " . |
| 9 | Those few were likely to be surgeons , dentists , accountants and solicitors in private practice , certainly not schoolmasters , university lecturers , architects in public service ( most of them ) or vets . |
| 10 | She tells how the women came to the factory beaten by their husbands and how some were scared to be downgraded in their work because they feared a beating from husbands who would think that they were holding some money back . |
| 11 | This is certain to be opposed vigorously by freight transport organisations which argue that road taxes are already high in this country . |
| 12 | Now suppose that in locality R revenue can be raised from resource taxes t r ( e.g. taxes on land ) and that this is available to be shared by the resident population l r In S ( now the ‘ poor ’ state ) there is no such revenue . |
| 13 | This is due to be finished this year and has cost nearly £300 million . |
| 14 | This is due to be extended later this year , and should form a solid basis for Erato 's planned UK expansion programme . |
| 15 | While this is due to be launched by Phonelink in January 1994 , British Telecommunications Plc may well make it available before then . |
| 16 | Er , sir , at the risk of straying slightly into into two B , you , do forgive me in advance , but you raised the specific point about size , and and erm there was er one or two statements that there is n't a a clear view on size in P P G three , I think it 's important to bear in mind the interrelationship between all P P G s and as Mr Curtis said , the research that that backs them up , and I I I point you to three quotes in the statement that C P R E have put in , erm i i i paragraph four point one seven , an and s the quote that attaches to that is taken from the research that erm er backs up draft revised P P G thirteen , transport , and erm I shall quote from that on this question of size , i it is also evident that smaller settlements , those with populations of less than fifty thousand , but particularly very small settlements are characteristically less transport emissions efficient than larger settlements , I think the the erm essence of of that particular piece of research is not as Mr Davis was implying to achieve totally self contained settlements , I do n't believe such a concept exists , it 's actually erm a planning land use in the long term to reduce C O two emi emissions something that is essential now to government policy , I think perhaps more instructive though is is the quote that I 've in included in paragraph four point one nine and that 's taken from er er this book here which I perhaps should submit the whole chapter in evidence to the panel , I 've only just included one quote , it 's it 's I suggest one of the more interesting reads that you may have as a result of this panel , it 's by Colin Ward , and it 's called New Town , Home Town , it 's undertaken by er , sorry includes some of the work that 's been undertaken by the University of Reading , erm and er David Lock Associates , on erm er new town research , and this this is due to be published by H M S O shortly , it 's unfortunate that it was n't available in time for this E I P , but I think erm , if you 'll bear with me , I will read out the quote that I put in four point one nine , because I feel that it is useful on this question of of size , we concluded that if you are interested in environmental impact , energy conser consumption , and sustainability , new settlements have to reach a certain size to be worthwhile , it 's parallel to the old arguments that used to take place around self containment in new towns , we found that new settlements of much less than five thousand houses , that 's about fourteen thousand people are not really worthwhile because if they are smaller than that you are simply putting a housing estate in the countryside , a phrase that that has already been put round this morning , it appears that the best minimum for a new settlement , the best minimum , is about ten thousand houses , that 's that 's twenty five thousand people , which as it happens is about the size of the original garden cities . |
| 17 | A game that can be played by all the family is quite rare so this is sure to be popular among readers . |
| 18 | Suitable for all ages this is sure to be one of the most popular adventure games this month . |
| 19 | A game that can be played by all the family is quite rare so this is sure to be popular among readers . |
| 20 | A game that can be played by all the family is quite rare so this is sure to be popular among readers . |
| 21 | A complete finitary rule for this language would allow us to decide the halting of arbitrary register machine programs : this is well-known to be impossible . |
| 22 | In reality this is unlikely to be true , as student and teacher do not have an equal possession of the text . |
| 23 | Where the cause of death is suicide this is unlikely to be so . |
| 24 | Most schools are in such poor physical condition and are so poorly equipped that this is unlikely to be a viable option . |
| 25 | This is unlikely to be the case in my relations with my hotel management , or in my relations with shopkeepers , bus conductors and the like . |
| 26 | The aim is to reach 6,000 metres and heat water to 200 degrees centigrade but this is unlikely to be achieved before 1988–89 . |
| 27 | But this is unlikely to be accepted by Britain 's Euro partners . |
| 28 | But Uzzell says this is unlikely to be achieved purely organically , and some form of overseas acquisition will probably be necessary . |
| 29 | Tony Bomford , a cameraman who was diving from my boat , reported that the water near the ‘ ball ’ was ‘ milky looking ’ but this is unlikely to be connected with breeding because sand-eels are known to spawn in the sand in winter time . |
| 30 | Although the question whether there is any way of determining those in need of protection is at the heart of this debate , this is unlikely to be the prime determinant of professional practice . |