Example sentences of "probably [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was created a baronet of Ireland 27 April 1624 , aged about twenty-one , probably through the influence of his uncle , Sir Dudley Norton , secretary for Ireland , and admitted to Gray 's Inn in 1629 , being a contemporary there of John Bradshaw [ q.v. ] , who was to preside over the king 's trial , John Cook [ q.v. ] , who was to prosecute the king , and John Alured the regicide [ q.v . ] . |
| 2 | After serving his time he found employment in the late 1760s , probably through the influence of family connections in the City of London , with William Pickett , the retail goldsmith of the Golden Salmon , Ludgate Hill . |
| 3 | Your worships , er , there 's nothing at all more sinister in the failure to stop and failure to report than than that , i th that is a a true record of the er er er of the incident as far as Mrs was concerned erm and it is something which erm comes about an accident which came about probably through the inexperience of the children er , running across the pedestrian crossing thinking that they have priority erm and not having regard to other road users er , and Mrs was travelling at slow speed but it was she was put in a difficult position by the the way in which the children ran across the road . |
| 4 | He managed to escape ( probably through the garderobe flue which is accessible on the attic and first floors ) , and rode off . |
| 5 | It was probably through the patronage of John Prideaux that Calandrini came into contact with James Ussher [ q.v. ] , later archbishop of Armagh , whom he assisted in his scholarly activities during the latter 's three-year stay in London . |
| 6 | By 1311 , with his wife Margery , Thomas was living in Winchester and had acquired six acres of rich meadow land at Michelmersh , which in November 1313 he granted to Winchester Cathedral priory , probably as the premium for a corrody . |
| 7 | It is hard to say what the theme of the book is , but I would say that it was probably about the development of the relationship between Finn and Jim through their adventures . |
| 8 | He 's telling stories probably about the past what is he showing ? |
| 9 | It is probably about the turn of the century , late C19th , something like that , in typical homes at that time — fairly well off , but leading a simple lifestyle . |
| 10 | Probably about the maximum you can use . |
| 11 | The Picts are said to have fiercely resented their subjection to the Saxons and attacked Ecgfrith who defeated them with the help of his sub-king ( subregulus ) , Beornhaeth ( Vita Wilfridi , ch. 19 ) , probably between the Avon and the Carron ( in Manau of the Gododdin ) . |
| 12 | Like the mosaic from Chedworth , the Ashcroft mosaic is not accurately dated , but in its stylistic relationship with other saltire pavements it too appears to be of the early-fourth century ( section 4.8 ) , probably between the years 320 — 340 , i.e. of a comparable period to the mosaics of Chedworth , phase 4 . |
| 13 | Lawrence takes a deep breath and starts off again , with this massive approach , comes in now to , it 's short and it ends in a way I think probably off the body , he tried to take the bottom hand away again , that , that they do seemed to be trying this angle of attack at him , as Botham there at leg gully and a short leg and they 're trying to be , do n't forget the balls at 's ribcage , he 's certainly troubled by that one . |
| 14 | All I know is that probably during the course of the year something will happen and I might have to chip in you know , a thousand pounds or a million pounds or whatever , but I do n't know how much it 's going to be . |
| 15 | Another commando raid that summer was mounted by 12 Commando ; 16 men led by 2nd Lieutenant Pinkney landing near Ambleteuse where they made a general reconnaissance returning safely to England although a stoker on the naval craft was killed by enemy action , probably during the withdrawal . |
| 16 | He died probably during the summer of 1559 , for his will was made on 1 April and proved 28 October 1559 . |
| 17 | However nicknames today are used mostly in the place of christian names and the hey-day of this use in Halling was probably during the period of the late 19th century and the early 20th century . |
| 18 | Although most of the reports on the subject had been cut out , probably for the colour pictures of Imam Khomeini , we gathered that the EC countries had suspended relations with Iran and that the whole situation had grown completely out of hand . |
| 19 | Information and promotion I have spoken to you about and the most important thing probably for the users besides us being able to promote what they 're doing for nothing and that is grants , so we are about to write and er you will be able to hotfoot it back to your clubs if they are already registered . |
| 20 | This was a rather isolated place , tucked behind a hill and she used to run a little shop , probably for the company as much as anything . |
| 21 | For many people their family life is positively harmful and , probably for the majority of people , their experiences with families bring a good deal of pain as well as pleasure . |
| 22 | As indicated in para. 3.2 , most sites in the Science Area are now full , but one pocket remains for modest development , probably for the Biosciences . |
| 23 | In other words , there will always be a tendency for , probably for the offspring to want the mother to go on breast- feeding for that little bit longer tha tha the mother may . |
| 24 | There were problems with the warrant , and the Legal Attaché was going to be down at New Scotland Yard for the morning , and probably for the afternoon . |
| 25 | The most satisfactory solution for the landlord ( and probably for the tenant ) is for the power to break to be modelled closely on the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s30(1) ( f ) or ( g ) and for the power to be exercisable on or after a specified date . |
| 26 | If Khan ever whangs off , it is probably for the purposes of spectroscopic analysis . |
| 27 | Of course , we hope that Baker will undertake pioneer work and organise courses in neighbouring rural areas but probably for the moment any courses under Chapter III could be arranged in the usual way . |
| 28 | At the end of the Mass there is a touching prayer as men go out into the world linking the sacrament of the one bread which binds all men in God with the bread and ale of human meeting : In the bidding prayers where the priest directs the people to pray and tells them what to pray for , probably after the offering and the anthem , again attention is directed to all estates of society , living and dead , including religious , both monastic and secular . |
| 29 | ‘ They 're probably after the silver ! ’ |
| 30 | No one knows who first made this ingenious invention , although as already indicated it was probably towards the end of the thirteenth century . |