Example sentences of "you [am/are] likely to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Depending on the tile size and on the manufacturer concerned , you are likely to be offered packs containing anything from 6 to 50 tiles , and some packs — of 13 , 22 and the like — do n't make estimating quantities any easier . |
| 2 | Second , be very wary of any type of action where you are likely to be required to give an undertaking on costs to the court . |
| 3 | While the patient is suffering the frustrations and discomforts of being ill , you are likely to be worried about the long-term prospects of his recovery , how long it might take , or indeed whether he will recover at all . |
| 4 | You may be able to sue a negligent surveyor or go to arbitration , but you are likely to be the loser , though your interests are now ( since April 1989 ) better protected in law . |
| 5 | And because holism involves every aspect of the individual , you will not only feel better physically but you are likely to be more alert , freer from stress , more able to interact well with others and able to find greater peace of mind . |
| 6 | If you are likely to be disconnected contact your local electricity shop and tell them you are a pensioner . |
| 7 | What is worse , if you are concerned about your excess weight you are likely to be among the lower consumers of dietary fibre . |
| 8 | If you are using the divider to separate cichlids or other particularly aggressive fish , it 's wise to leave it in place for a couple of weeks and then only remove the divider at a time when you are likely to be around if trouble occurs . |
| 9 | If you invite only three or four , the conversation may become general , and you are likely to be left out , so be bold : invite twenty people , then you can move around , making contact with individuals as you ply them with food and drink , or sit with one person for a short chat before moving on to another . |
| 10 | It 's ironic that a prostitute can get a hotel room by bribing someone but if you 're a respectable woman you are likely to be arrested if you even try to get through the front door . |
| 11 | Delve into their affairs , however , and you are likely to be met with that fixed stare — all Scorpios have piercing eyes — which says mind your own business . |
| 12 | If you are likely to be using the camcorder near the car , it might be worth taking one of the special leads which enable you to feed power from the car battery directly to the camcorder ; however , this is obviously not a practical option for general holiday use . |
| 13 | Rock climbers fall onto runners , but one misplaced step on a ridge like Snowdon 's and you are likely to be hurt or even killed . |
| 14 | Whether you have central heating or individual heating appliances , you are likely to be using one of the four main fuel types — gas ( mains or liquified ) , solid fuel , electricity or oil . |
| 15 | If you are likely to be out in such conditions , seek the advice of your retailer when buying your boots . |
| 16 | Should this method fail , then you are likely to be forced to place the tablet directly into its mouth . |
| 17 | If your only source of income is your basic State pension , you are likely to be entitled to income support . |
| 18 | You will also have been earning a salary meanwhile , so you are likely to be considerably better off as a result . |
| 19 | We recommend this Plan because it offers financial protection in no less than THREE important ways areas where you are likely to be most vulnerable should an accident strike . |
| 20 | This contact may be by post , by telephone or by personal meetings ; the choice will depend very much on how important you are to a magazine and the magazine to you and thus how often you are likely to be working with this particular publication , how physically near you are to each other and indeed how well you get on at a social level . |
| 21 | And when you are likely to be earning again ? |
| 22 | Read through the diet section for the first four weeks and read through the recipes if you are likely to be using them . |
| 23 | If you obtain pupillage in provincial chambers , and perform satisfactorily , you are likely to be offered a place . |
| 24 | Erm asks for an indication of whether you are likely to be taking up teaching service after retirement . |
| 25 | If you follow the exact instructions in the manual to install the software on a winchester you are likely to be in for a shock . |
| 26 | If you are likely to be prevented from voting in person because of illness you will have to say what the illness is . |
| 27 | Indeed , in social systems where the position of social rebels is not recognized , such as that of Soviet Russia , you are likely to be reckoned as insane anyway . |
| 28 | If you go somewhere determined , with the best of intentions , to make changes for the better , you are likely to be on the look-out for faults to correct . |
| 29 | You are likely to be using around 3,000 different words in daily speech and can probably recognize up to 50,000 others . |
| 30 | But if you are watching television you are likely to be much more affected by the knee-jerk emotion of the speech than by its political content . |