Sentence examples for and liable to go from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "and liable to go" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that someone or something is likely to leave or depart, often unexpectedly or without warning.
Example: "The weather is unpredictable, and liable to go from sunny to stormy in a matter of minutes."
Alternatives: "and likely to leave" or "and prone to depart".

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"The whole exercise," said Edis, "was quite complicated and quite risky and liable to go wrong".

He describes this recipe for liver dumplings as "simple and liable to go catastrophically wrong".

Mr Edis told the court: "The prosecution say that this whole exercise was quite complicated and quite risky and liable to go wrong, as it did".

We White men are the worst when it comes to this and the most loath to learn and liable to go all angry-talk-radio on anyone who has the temerity to point out that we're acting racist or sexist or just gerally shitty.

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Especially if you're on the Stella and imminently liable to go full radge.

"It's costly banking and it's liable to go away at any point," says Sally Vander Veer, who runs the firm with her two brothers.

Vociferous critics and campaign groups are liable to go on a blacklist, and be blocked from receiving any foreign funding – even while their leader goes abroad touting for international investment.

"When he's in that situation he's liable to go on and score and that's what he did".

On the other hand, faking amnesia of an event around a police investigator will probably only raise suspicions and anyone who isn't satisfied with "I dunno, can't remember" is probably liable to go ballistic and really drill you for answers.

In the 19th century it was regarded as better nourishment than "raw" cream because that cream was liable to go sour and be difficult to digest, causing illness.

We also know that he can still win sets and matches against them, and that given enough opportunities, the breaks are liable to go his way at some point.

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