Example sentences of "was probably a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Browning said it was probably a bird he hit on the way , and later cleaned the car . |
| 2 | Heavily backed in what was probably a hot race , he should soon recoup the losses . |
| 3 | Whether interest rates or intervention were the chosen instru ment , and in what combination , was probably a secondary question . |
| 4 | ‘ There were two of them , ’ she said , ‘ both men , one of them was white , the other was probably a Pakistani . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It was probably a mercy that she 'd been sick . |
| 9 | Knowing Anthony 's appetite that was probably a very fair deal , Nigel thought . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Here , he was probably a nation of one . |
| 12 | ‘ He was probably a stranger — just a visitor , ’ she said , ‘ who might easily have rushed away . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Like the rest of us , he knew , or thought he knew , that in the 18th century ‘ the riot was probably a more effective curb on the government ’ than either the Lords or the House of Commons — ‘ England 's strongest countervailing force ’ . |
| 16 | The use of videos for updating purposes was probably a longer term aim . |
| 17 | He decided that Anne was probably a very good cunt . |
| 18 | Maybe by then Miller had more than enough work to do at Chelsea ; no comment on the matter occurs in the Minutes of the Apothecaries ' Garden Committee and this was probably a private arrangement between the Duke and the Chelsea Gardener . |
| 19 | It was probably a variety which was obtained by seeds from some other roses … the flowers are the same shape and colour as the provence Roses and have the like agreeable odour . ’ |
| 20 | This name was probably a corruption of an old Nez Perce word Tssop-nit-palu , meaning ‘ The Walking People ’ . |
| 21 | The latter was probably a garden escape , and is not found wild in V.C. 110 today . |
| 22 | This curious animal has what was probably a gut and a set of tubules arising from it ; below this are curious pointed structures . |
| 23 | Hydrogen sulphide was probably a relatively rare commodity , even in ancient times . |
| 24 | By the standards of the time , therefore , he was probably a generous employer . |
| 25 | The Leapors ' home was probably a short distance from the nursery . |
| 26 | Bridget Freemantle was probably a well-read woman and must have had an intellectual as well as personal influence over Mary Leapor . |
| 27 | Thomas Freemantle who died three years before Crewe was probably a Jacobite , and was at least an active high Tory . |
| 28 | This may well be true , but it is clear that the somewhat unorthodox background of the Emperor himself was probably a factor . |
| 29 | It was probably a foolish thing to say , but Vic shrugs of any regret as he puts the receiver down . |
| 30 | The statement was probably a bit of an exaggeration but it demonstrated just how strongly Peter Fonda felt about the Nicholson play . |