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193 likely

Likely means the same as ‘probable’, but we use it in different
structures.
be + likely + infinitive
I’m likely to be busy tomorrow.
Are you likely to be at home this evening?
Do you think it’s likely to rain?
He’s unlikely to agree.

it is likely + that-clause
It’s likely that the meeting will go on late.

194 long and for a long time

Long is most common in questions and negative sentences, and after
too and so.
How long did you wait? —_ | didn't play for long.
The concert was too long.
In affirmative sentences, we usually use a /ong time.
| waited (for) a long time. (! waited long is possible, but not usual.)
It takes a long time to get to her house.
Much, many and far are also more common in questions and negative
sentences. (See 205 and 125.)

195 look

Look can mean ‘seem’ or ‘appear’. This is a ‘copula verb’ (See 91); itis
followed by adjectives.
—
You look angry what's the matter?
(NOT YotHeok-angrify ...)
The garden looks nice.
We can also use /ike or as if after look.
look like + noun
She looks like her mother.
‘What's that bird?’ ‘It looks like a buzzard.’

You look as if you’ve had a bad day.
it looks as if it’s going to rain.
Look like + clause is also possible — see 49.3.