Example sentences of "he [be] unlikely [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She guessed that the earthquake was responsible for his presence , since flights in and out of Taipei were functioning normally again already , but whatever concern had brought him was unlikely to be personal . |
| 2 | I would like to say a last word about Amis 's voices , and about the long words which have been or might be laid on his confident art — a terminology for which he is unlikely to be grateful . |
| 3 | He is unlikely to be satisfied with an offer to re-run the reselection procedure if it can be proved that there have been any serious breaches of the party 's rules . |
| 4 | But he is unlikely to be satisfied forever with the illusion of power . |
| 5 | But Hong Kong analysts say he is unlikely to be tempted by Canary Wharf , preferring North American property . |
| 6 | Unless the traveller has some idea of where he is starting from and the conditions he may meet along the way , he is unlikely to be able to decide upon a satisfactory route . |
| 7 | Because such a dealer 's knowledge has to be broad-based , he is unlikely to be a true Koi expert . |
| 8 | It has nothing to do with his looks — he is unlikely to be mistaken for a ‘ white shark ’ — but his misfortune . |
| 9 | And he is unlikely to be disappointed . |
| 10 | Mr Day is distraught , but he is unlikely to be prosecuted . |
| 11 | He is unlikely to be startled by the kind of evidence or hypothesis presented by us and by other writers . |
| 12 | The hazards for the individual teacher in such exercises are considerable in that he is unlikely to be equally knowledgeable , or equally enthusiastic , in all these fields . |
| 13 | If the casual worker can not make himself available for the full length of time requested , he is unlikely to be offered the assignment , although exceptions will be made if the organisation is facing a tight labour market and can only cover its manpower requirements by bringing in " part-timers " . |
| 14 | Such an increase gives him a feeling of career security ; his employer is pleased with his performance , he is unlikely to be made redundant , he decides there is no further need to monitor advertisements for opportunities for career advancement with rival firms and he feels he can now afford to enter the housing market and buy a flat . |
| 15 | If a male meets a female he is unlikely to be prevented from mating merely because his sperms are in short supply ( although this can happen ) ; if a female meets a male she may well be short of an egg . |
| 16 | In the voting case , he may choose not to vote because he calculates that he is unlikely to be decisive ( i.e. , there will be a majority for one outcome independently of his vote ) . |
| 17 | Of course , he 's unlikely to be seen at night anyway . |
| 18 | When patients who did not contact their general practitioners before their attempts were questioned about why they had not gone to their doctor , it was found that many were reluctant to trouble him , some had found him unhelpful in the fist , and others thought he was unlikely to be helpful or might even be unsympathetic ( Hawton and Blackstock 1976 ) . |
| 19 | Having at first pictured João as tall , dark and handsome , she had by now convinced herself that he was unlikely to be any taller than herself , and probably plump and talkative . |
| 20 | And besides , ’ she added on a note of practicality , sensing that he was unlikely to be moved by her ambitions , ‘ there are n't many jobs around in Cornwall for fashion designers . ’ |