Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [be] probably a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is apparent from the writings of people such as Quinn and cognitive psychologists that schemas are robust and that experience is probably a better instructor for most than deductive logic . |
| 2 | Thus in Lothian about 250 children — the vast majority not infected with HIV — are likely to suffer the death of one or both parents due to disease related to HIV in the near future ; this figure is probably an underestimate as it represents only the tested population . |
| 3 | The function of this behaviour is probably a defence system against dislodgement in cold weather ( when they could not re-attach-see p. 303 ) . |
| 4 | This name was probably a corruption of an old Nez Perce word Tssop-nit-palu , meaning ‘ The Walking People ’ . |
| 5 | This preference is probably a consequence of the general orientation of American sociolinguistics to the theoretical assumptions of transformational-generative grammar ( as implicit , for example , in Sankoff 1980b ) . |
| 6 | Literary critics such as Elisabeth Schneider and Molly Lefebure have suggested that this account is probably a gross exaggeration — that is , that while Coleridge may have dreamed about Cublai Can , the poetry was not provided in the dream in its complete form , but required years of revision . |
| 7 | I realise that to a man like you this situation is probably an open invitation to a spot of casual sex , even if generally you do n't fancy redheads , as you so gallantly pointed out when we first met … ’ |
| 8 | INHERITING an Old Master is probably a common day-dream . |
| 9 | A date carved into one of the door lintels bears his initials and the date 1698 , although this stone is probably a replacement for an earlier one . |
| 10 | Al Mutahm has been off since springing a big surprise in a Group Three at Ascot back in April and this trip is probably a bare minimum for him over hurdles . |
| 11 | This translocation is probably a perversion of the normal activities of some cells . |
| 12 | Before any submicroscopic helical structures ( such as molecules , microtubules , flagella and viruses ) were known , H. R. Crane , whom I mentioned earlier , said ‘ … any structure that is straight or rod-like when seen at low magnification is probably a structure repeating along a screw axis ( ie , it is a helix ) . |
| 13 | Needle-knife papillotomy is probably a safer option than pre-cutting with a sphincterotome where the wire emerges from the end , as the direction of the cut is easier to control with the needle-knife and there is less danger of damage to the pancreatic duct . |
| 14 | My first real friend was probably a boy called Adam . |
| 15 | This increasing reliance upon parliamentary taxation was probably a necessary consequence of the cautious attitude adopted towards the ordinary revenues of the Crown . |
| 16 | The lack of even basic knowledge is probably a fault encountered more when dealing with a consultancy than with in-house PROs . |
| 17 | For such a massive study to be feasible , a concordance program which picks out tokens of the pronouns along with their surrounding context is probably a necessity . |
| 18 | Today a pure-black cat is probably a special pedigree specimen . |
| 19 | The glagolitic alphabet was probably an adaptation from the old Greek cursive script . |
| 20 | This latter increase is probably a consequence of hyperpolarization through Ca r2+ -sensitive K + channels , which increases the electrochemical gradient for Cl - exit through the introduced CFTR channels and the pre-existing second pathway . |
| 21 | Their punkish stance is probably a put-on : doubtless their dads are commodities brokers . |
| 22 | Gastric metaplasia is probably a non-specific response to injury . |
| 23 | For people who own gardens the simplest solution is probably a small plot , clearly marked , although there can be disadvantages to this solution . |
| 24 | Unhappily , the conditions needed for the reaction to proceed with reasonable rates and good selectivity are so stringent ( 300C and 500–1000 atmospheres pressure ) that commercialisation is probably a long way off . |
| 25 | A male who stands by and allows another companion member of the coalition to mate with a receptive female is not really being altruistic , because that companion is probably a relative . |
| 26 | Should these general measures fail after a minimum three-month period the drug of first choice is probably a cardioselective β-blocking agent such as atenolol or metoprolol or alternatively a calcium antagonist such as nifedepine . |
| 27 | And the fact that I am a small blonde is probably a bonus on this occasion . |
| 28 | Since he knew himself to be totally lost already , any direction was probably an improvement . |
| 29 | It should be emphasised , however , that the crude rate is probably an underestmate of the true proportion of recurrent ulcers , because it assumes that patients who were withdrawn ( and therefore not followed up endoscopically for the entire 12 months ) did not develop an ulcer relapse . |
| 30 | The initial idea of making vases out of solid stone was probably a foreign import . |