She sat down in the chair and for a little while she was silent. ``Suppose we do find them,'' she said suddenly. ``What shall we do with them?'' She looked up at me questioningly, seriously. ``Is it likely that your Mr. Temple will be reconciled with his mother? Is it likely that he is still in love with Antoinette?''
``I think it is likely that he is still in love with Mademoiselle de St. Gre,'' I answered, ``though I have no reason for saying so.''
``You are very honest, Mr. Ritchie.英文原著 · 《The Crossing》
Sturgeon had been writing a check. He poised his pen in the air and began to laugh. " That's a queer place to go for a rest. Why, the biggest war of modern times--a war that may involve all Europe-is likely to start there at any moment. You are not likely to get any rest in Greece."英文原著 · 《Active Service》
Young operators are apt to impute all want of success in operating to their chemicals, even though the cause is quite as likely to be elsewhere. Failure is quite likely to occur from dampness in the buffs, or in the polish; it is therefore necessary to be constantly on the guard in this quarter. With a view to this, always scrape your buffs with a dull knife, or with one blade of your shears, the first thing in the morning, and after brushing them thoroughly, dry them, either in the sun, by a stove, or in the buff-dryer. It is equally important that the polish and the brush should be kept dry.英文原著 · 《American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype》
"He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place," one man concluded. "We'll ride back and see. If he shows up, he'll likely want to eat. And send Dick out to the Stivers place. We'll come a-running." He had lowered his voice so that Bud could not hear what was to happen before the landlord sent Dick, but he decided he would not pry into the matter and try to fill that gap in the conversation.英文原著 · 《Cow-Country》
Carl's stepmother is in Chicago, and her allowance is paid to her quarterly through a Chicago bank. She has considerable trouble with Peter, who has become less submissive
as he grows older, and is unwilling to settle down to steady work. His prospects do not look very bright. Jennings and Hannah are as much attached as ever to Carl, and it is quite likely the manufacturer will make him his heir. Happy in the society of his son, Dr. Crawford is likely to live to a good old age, in spite of his weakness and tendency to heart disease, for happiness is a great aid to longevity.英文原著 · 《Driven From Home》
I believe you are not likely to see Mr. Eliot again soon, he being still in Cornwall with his father; who, I hear, is not likely to recover. Adieu.英文原著 · 《Letters to His Son, 1748》
Although it's more likely I'm half bartender who demanded my mom figure out a way to pay her tab.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》