Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [be] unlikely [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Such studies are of patients in a tertiary care setting who are unlikely to be representative of all persons experiencing IBS symptoms .
2 The worst offenders are some of the Eastern European countries , who are unlikely to be able to make substantial financial contributions .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
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