Example sentences of "[Wh det] was likely to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It turned out that he had locked himself out of his room which was likely to be embarrassing as I , for one , was not about to go down to reception for a key for him . |
| 2 | Clearly they thought that Solomon in all his glory looked far better than anything which was likely to be found growing in a field . |
| 3 | No girl , reported David Riesman , the sociologist , would go to a dance unless she was picked up in a car belonging to or driven by her escort , which was likely to be ‘ the second car ’ . |
| 4 | Decisions by judges in the Kandyan Kingdom took into account all the available evidence , including the personal knowledge of the judge and others in attendance , which was likely to be extensive . |
| 5 | There was a constant exchange of information between Sechem , and the implications of every aspect of a science which was likely to be applied practically were studied . |
| 6 | Even more important was his use of lymph taken from a smallpox pustule in its early stage of development , rather than from a mature pustule which was likely to be contaminated with a variety of organisms . |
| 7 | This was assumed to mean that before the British Parliament was asked to ratify , there would need to be a clear plan for addressing the Danish veto which was likely to be acceptable to the Danish people . |
| 8 | This motion remained subject to further debate at a forthcoming third federal assembly of the IU , which was likely to be held in the spring of 1992 . |
| 9 | The bill , which was likely to be considered by the full Senate after the summer recess , was similar to that which had been approved by the judiciary committee of the House of Representatives on June 30 . |
| 10 | Whereas the state case against the officers had been heard in Ventura County , an almost exclusively white suburb of Los Angeles , the federal case was due to be decided by a jury selected from a pool of seven southern California counties ( with a total population of 16,000,000 people ) which was likely to be less predominantly white in composition . |
| 11 | Unless overturned by the courts , the result appeared to open the way for a further referendum on constitutional reform which was likely to be held in early 1993 . |
| 12 | ( I had a meeting of an advisory committee at the Bodleian at three , which was likely to be acrimonious and prolonged , and I simply had to buy something for the boys ' dinner first . ) |
| 13 | He was summoned down on the Saturday evening and his presence at least had the effect of giving its a vignette of Baldwin 's behaviour on the eve of what was likely to be the most testing week of his premiership . |