Example sentences of "[was/were] probably the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of Mozart 's contemporaries summed up what were probably the feelings of many fellow-musicians on hearing the news of his death : it was , of course , a pity that such a great genius was dead , but on the whole it was a good thing for the others . |
| 2 | It was not only waders that made use of the sand : green-backed herons , cattle egrets and a solitary grey heron were also busily feeding , and a distant party of little terns on a sand spit were probably the race called Saunders 's tern , judging by the amount of dark on the wing-tips when they flew off . |
| 3 | ‘ If you were playing football at all , you were probably the ball . ’ |
| 4 | Wright acted as Chairman with two principals , John Haddon and Samuel Davis , and these three were probably the founder members . |
| 5 | This is normally accompanied by the equally widespread concentration on the factual content or the basic manipulative skills in the material and the associated neglect of the higher-level objectives that were probably the author 's main motivation in developing it in the first place . |
| 6 | The signet rings were probably the prerogative of the rich , as they were often made of gold or silver . |
| 7 | Rather , they were probably the consequence of the expectations of the experimenters — the so-called " experimenter effect " . |
| 8 | The financial advisers of those days were probably the people who taught the ones who have been professional schemes . |
| 9 | At the same time it was doubtless the case that by-employments , which were probably the rule rather than the exception , were decisive in bringing the level of wealth in districts unfavourable to husbandry more or less into line with that of the more eligible farming regions . |
| 10 | The privatisation of British Steel and Rover during 1988 were probably the privatisations which gave government ministers the most satisfaction , particularly in the aftermath of the disappointments of the BP flotation . |
| 11 | Angus McLaren 's study of the Lancashire textile workers , whose fertility was less than other working-class groups in the nineteenth century , suggests that many of the miscarriages which were reported , and many which were not reported , were probably the result of abortion achieved through the use of Epsom and Glauber salts or similar substances . |
| 12 | It was probably the affairs of the East India trade that propelled him into politics ; with the ‘ old ’ East India company still in existence , many members of the ‘ new ’ company sought election to Parliament to protect the company 's interests . |
| 13 | Morrison said later he felt Border had edged the ball , but he agreed that television replays appeared to show the ‘ woody ’ sound was probably the ball touching the stump . |
| 14 | The weapon was an air-pistol with a barrel extending to 7½ inches , and this was probably the kind of ‘ toy ’ most commonly available to youths . |
| 15 | His landfall was probably the Tange peninsula . |
| 16 | Item No 3 : is a 1794 Hendon half-penny , issued by B Price who was probably the landlord on an inn named The Greyhound , which would be why that dog is featured on the token . |
| 17 | John Warner of Hartfield ( land £20 ) was probably the supplier of gunstones as well as a relative of Richard Warner who owned the Parrock works in 1518 . |
| 18 | It was probably the idea of having to hang on for no more than two months that convinced me of the value of these silly prophesies , but I was a true believer . |
| 19 | Orchard desired to be buried in St Frideswide 's church and he was probably the architect for the magnificent vault of the choir ( c .1478–1503 ) and for the cloisters of c .1489–99 . |
| 20 | In fact , in so far as religion was involved , the contrary was probably the case , as the ideas of the Reformation affected the nobles and the town dwellers more than the peasants . |
| 21 | Of Oswald 's dealings with the eastern Angles nothing is known , but it was probably the case that Anna , son of Eni , Raedwald 's nephew ( HE 11 , 15 : III , 18 ) , was established as king of the eastern Angles with northern Anglian assistance . |
| 22 | " Count Munichhausen " who " supplied " him was probably the Premierminister des Kurfurstentums Hannover , Adolph Freiherr von Munchhausen ( 1698–1770 ) ( not the " Lugendbaron " Hieronymus Freiherr von Munchhausen notorious for the mendacity of his tales of his military exploits ! ) . |
| 23 | That , according to Michael Codron , was probably the problem . |
| 24 | It was probably the success of these steps which , in 1337 , caused Philip VI to decide upon the building of a naval base at La Rochelle , a base which was to be ceded to the English by the terms of the treaty of Brétigny , thereby underlining the significance of ports as pawns in international diplomacy . |
| 25 | ‘ That was probably the turning point , ’ said the former champion , White . |
| 26 | ‘ It was probably the gamekeeper , ’ she said , ‘ or a shepherd . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I keep telling my daughter that it was probably the cost of her wedding which brought it all on . ’ |
| 28 | This building was probably the gate-house to the hostelry . |
| 29 | ‘ I thought that was probably the way you wanted it to be . ’ |
| 30 | Her routine never varied by a second and Honor thought it was probably the spell of freedom after luncheon which enabled her to remain sane . |