Example sentences of "[pron] [be] unlikely [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The requirements of such a system may lead to a number of outcomes , some of which are unlikely to be beneficial to the child . |
| 2 | The anonymous donor of a very large sum to a very worthy cause has his own reasons for wishing to remain anonymous , which are unlikely to be discreditable . |
| 3 | If he held his own with other boys in the struggle for power he could hardly help behaving in ways which were unlikely to be lovable — a fact which assumed a definite importance when the only hope of affection came from those same boys . |
| 4 | ( Notice that this means that the covariance between the equation errors in ( 6.20 ) is which is unlikely to be zero . ) |
| 5 | I am most keen to take advantage of this offer , which is unlikely to be available in 1993/94 , given the dire state of BR 's overall financial position . |
| 6 | Such studies are of patients in a tertiary care setting who are unlikely to be representative of all persons experiencing IBS symptoms . |
| 7 | The worst offenders are some of the Eastern European countries , who are unlikely to be able to make substantial financial contributions . |
| 8 | ‘ No , officer , ’ he said slowly , ‘ I am afraid there is only my wife , and you are unlikely to be satisfied with her confirmation . ’ |
| 9 | In Britain , the tits you see will be blue tits , great tits , coal tits , crested tits , marsh tits , or willow tits ( to be fair , you are unlikely to be able to distinguish the latter two unless you listen to their calls and songs ) . |
| 10 | Economic strength is the reason : unless you have German approval on a product , you are unlikely to be able to sell in Germany , as the current hallmarking debate shows . |
| 11 | If you take an instant dislike to a particular hypnotherapist , or if you feel that you are unlikely to be able to establish any rapport with him , then he is not the one for you and any treatment would be unlikely to succeed . |
| 12 | Unless you have established for yourself what your motives are beforehand , you are unlikely to be able to present them in an attractive light to others . |
| 13 | If you ca n't sell yourself you are unlikely to be able to sell the agency 's work . |
| 14 | you 're unlikely to be able to do anything about it . |
| 15 | Unless you were of ‘ a nervous disposition ’ ( what a lovely genteel phrase that is ) you were unlikely to be distressed by these tales of goodies versus the bad monsters , especially as the goodies always won in the end . |
| 16 | Pupils can sometimes be diffident in expressing their anxieties about their visual condition and may be greatly helped if they can talk to someone knowledgeable and experienced in such matters who is unlikely to be surprised by incidents which can be a worry to some youngsters , such as , for instance , a glass eye lost in the swimming pool or the effect of strong light on a photophobic ( averse to glare ) pupil which makes him sit with closed eyes . |
| 17 | The second is any child under the age of about five , who is unlikely to be able to concentrate for the necessary time — although it must be said that older children probably make the best subjects of all , as they are still at the stage where their imagination is in good working order and they have not become weighed down by the need to earn a living or the problems of bringing up a family . |
| 18 | Lending money to someone who is unlikely to be able to pay back all their obligations is like betting on a probable loser : hardly a sensible way for a prudent lender to do business . |
| 19 | But of course there had been no communication between her aunt and Silas for three years , therefore she was unlikely to be aware of what went on at this back-blocks property . |
| 20 | It is unclear just when this happens one is unlikely to be able to observe it in a casual experiment at the kitchen sink — but Fig. 24.7 shows observations made by varying the pressure behind a suitably shaped nozzle . |
| 21 | Bodies such as the DFG do what they can to encourage good research , but there are unlikely to be major changes unless the need to improve research quality becomes a political priority , both at state and federal level . |
| 22 | There are unlikely to be many more than four situations in which the defendant 's case will rest on an application of the decision in Morgan , because his belief in consent was honest , though unreasonable . |
| 23 | Yet there are unlikely to be many governors or bodies of parents who would disapprove of the more or less traditional approach of putting class teachers first , and there would be few who would persist in wanting the headteacher 's draft management plan — his or her daily manner of organizing and managing the school — to be changed as the result of open and equal argument between staff of all categories . |
| 24 | When the end is coming , screens are placed round the bed ; in any case there are unlikely to be any ‘ last words ’ , because most of us die under some form of sedation . |
| 25 | There are unlikely to be any problems in attracting a junior football club to share the school field . |
| 26 | With the Sun in its present state of inactivity there are unlikely to be any dragons worth chasing . |
| 27 | In the area of planning and scheduling there are unlikely to be any legal implications either . |
| 28 | Droit de suite remains on the Commission 's agenda for 1992 , although in view of its extensive programme in copyright-related matters there are unlikely to be any substantial recommendations or conclusions before next year . |
| 29 | There are unlikely to be any Scottish Conservative Back Benchers either , not only because there are so few of them but because none of them has participated in this debate , apart from a brief intervention by the hon. and learned member for Perth and Kinross ( Sir N. Fairbairn ) that could hardly have been described as serious participation . |
| 30 | There are unlikely to be dramatic improvements in noise levels and air quality as a result of these speed reductions , simply because 80 per cent of the traffic now is on the main roads . |