Example sentences of "was probably [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was probably no better way , if one was going to do this thing properly , than to study a celebrated practitioner . |
| 2 | But there was probably no single reason for his decision to take his life . |
| 3 | It was probably no more than a daring exaggeration of the ‘ donkey-fringe ’ style which was the standard Hooligan haircut . |
| 4 | Its autonomy was , however , short-lived , and although it was probably no less active than it had been under Henry VII , Wolsey 's domineering conduct thrust it into subservience . |
| 5 | There was probably no ( easy ) alternative to the use of temporary workers ; and if they were to be employed , at least such workers should otherwise have the same rights as regular workers . |
| 6 | The departure of Bob Horton was a traumatic event , but Sir Patrick suggests that there was probably no group of people better qualified to take such a decision than BP 's non-executives . |
| 7 | It was barely more than a flash impression and the man was turning and the light was n't at all good ; and besides , he pretty much resembled a pig anyway , so the effect was probably no more than a moment 's mistake . |
| 8 | Not for the first time it occurred to him how vulnerable his position was , and he reflected ruefully that there was probably no more security or protection in the rank of Khan than there had been in any of the various honours which he had received while he had been an intimate of the clique which had surrounded Nogai . |
| 9 | Hell , under all that gook on his eyelids , he was probably no blinder than a hawk . |
| 10 | There was probably no subject , Wickham realized , that at least one person in the newsroom could not discuss with authority but it was a bit of time-saving luck that Shildon had investigated MacQuillan . |
| 11 | As a consequence the number of subscribers was probably no higher than 100 and the productions attracted little critical interest . |
| 12 | Attached to the Palace at Hailing in medieval times was the Bishop 's or Church Prison , mainly used for detaining those accused of lesser crimes such as debt and was probably no more than a cell or a building without windows but lit from a small skylight . |
| 13 | I did n't dare show a light — though I doubt whether a light could have been seen from the shore through the mist , and there was probably no one to see it — but I knew where things were . |
| 14 | The findings indicated there was probably no major savings in efficiency to be made which would produce a commercial charge more than the present public authority cost . |
| 15 | Craning and peering , they caught glimpses of a minor forest of lances and standards , though the number of riders was probably no more than a score ; and rumour on rumour flew down the street before them , and name on name . |
| 16 | The constituency that made up these ordinary readers was probably no more ordinary than Tillyard 's projected Elizabethans were , yet his assumption was of a body of readers outside higher education institutions . |
| 17 | Mr Browning said it was probably a bird he hit on the way , and later cleaned the car . |
| 18 | Heavily backed in what was probably a hot race , he should soon recoup the losses . |
| 19 | Whether interest rates or intervention were the chosen instru ment , and in what combination , was probably a secondary question . |
| 20 | ‘ There were two of them , ’ she said , ‘ both men , one of them was white , the other was probably a Pakistani . |
| 21 | There was probably a nunnery here originally , and certainly a manor since the 1300s , for there are the remains of a fish-pond in the garden . |
| 22 | This was probably a man called Michael Sidnell , from Bristol , who had carved a memorial tablet in Alderly Church in 1732 , and had later gone on to make designs for the court-house at Westbury on Severn . |
| 23 | We were n't supposed to be friends with people with whom we were doing business , which was probably a good idea , but just the same , I did n't know that until I began to live on Oakley Street and found out that David was very distressed . |
| 24 | It was probably a mercy that she 'd been sick . |
| 25 | Knowing Anthony 's appetite that was probably a very fair deal , Nigel thought . |
| 26 | Although the eugenic risk ( that the child of an incestuous relationship between father — daughter or brother — sister will have congenital defects ) was known at the time and was probably a factor , most of the arguments of the reformers were based on the protection of children from sexual exploitation . |
| 27 | Here , he was probably a nation of one . |
| 28 | ‘ He was probably a stranger — just a visitor , ’ she said , ‘ who might easily have rushed away . |
| 29 | Craig had fielded twice as many candidates and won fewer seats ; a result which was probably a combination of public reaction to Vanguard 's lack of clear policy and a lack of enthusiasm for some of the Vanguard candidates . |
| 30 | In effect , they were all males , although there was probably a division into ‘ plus ’ and ‘ minus ’ strains , such that gametes could only fuse if produced by strains of opposite type . |