Example sentences of "[modal v] probably [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 'll probably be whatsername 's June ! |
| 2 | But the thing you wo n't like it , it 'll probably be John there . |
| 3 | Er , would be ready for this Wednesday , but I said it 'll probably be Saturday that we pick it up . |
| 4 | Yeah I bet there 'll probably be snow tonight |
| 5 | That 'll probably be Dawn . |
| 6 | Well that 'll probably be Dawn now . |
| 7 | ‘ And knowing John , there 'll probably be Jaffa cakes for later . ’ |
| 8 | 10% discount on stuff in the shop ( not shirts and the stuff you really want to buy , if last season is anything to go by — it 'll probably be Cantona keyrings and suchlike ) |
| 9 | If they ever appointed a patron saint of walking sticks , he 'd probably be Keith Cowie from Edgehill . |
| 10 | Well er sometimes it might be porridge but it was usually just er the and maybe er boiled eggs and er oatcakes and and your dinner 'd probably be tatties and pork or something of that kind . |
| 11 | If they failed another night in the open would probably be Hugh 's last . |
| 12 | If they failed another night in the open would probably be Hugh 's last . |
| 13 | in London , John Nicoll , stressed that many of Yale 's plans are in their early stages but that some texts would undergo revision whilst others would probably be redone completely ; some classics would remain untouched . |
| 14 | Archie would probably be Wilko 's first choice given his preference for older players , but may settle on the younger version . |
| 15 | All this talk about scum reminded me that over here ( Montreal ) scum is an acronym for a um er feminist group called the Society for Cutting Up Men … they are a nice bunch of girls and would probably be Man U fans if they watched football . |
| 16 | Indeed , such an academic structure might provide a good opportunity for the exercise suggested by Graff , in which students ( many of whom would probably be women ) would consider a feminist anthology of women poets of the past , and discuss how far they are admissible into the existing poetic canon , and what theoretical criteria might govern such admission . |
| 17 | If Ben had stayed unconscious one minute longer , he would probably be brain damaged ; up to five minutes and he would n't have lived . |
| 18 | It would probably be Gascoigne 's last appearence as a Spurs player before his proposed £5.5 million transfer to Lazio , subject to a medical on his damaged knee ligaments . |
| 19 | The first service would probably be Project Cyclone , the gestating international extension of the UK public switched network , over which the company would run its International Virtual Network service . |
| 20 | The women 's editor of the Tollemarche Advent , having found nothing about Ben MacLean in the office files , decided that the quickest source of information regarding Tollemarche 's first author would probably be Mr Pascall , the bookseller . |
| 21 | In any event Damian would probably be volenti or the court could apply the maxim ex turpi causa . |
| 22 | The first of the scientific staff to arrive would probably be Clifford Bradley , the Higher Scientific Officer in the Biology Department , scurrying through the hall as if he had no right to be there , with his anxious hunted eyes and that stupid , drooping moustache , so preoccupied that he hardly noticed their greeting . |
| 23 | In addition to the cake there would probably be trifle , gloriously awash with sherry and cream and as heavily decorated as a Russian general . |
| 24 | These will probably be things that they would have kept as a matter of course in their store cupboard in earlier days , but have gradually dropped off their shopping list as they grew older and only had themselves to cook for ; so there is no question of giving them new ideas — only trying to revive old ones , which may tempt them to prepare more varied and nourishing meals to achieve a balanced diet . |
| 25 | If the job is done DIY , the cost will probably be £150–£200 including gaskets , antifreeze , etc . |
| 26 | Provisions which will probably be conditions from the beginning deal with aspects such as the time for delivery and the description of the actual computer concerned . |
| 27 | As the DNA predictive test is the most accurate predictor of not inheriting the gene , screening beyond 30 years will probably be necessaryin about 50% of subjects , especially if there is late onset in the family . |
| 28 | These firms will probably be producers of light-weight , high-value goods but the existing small high-technology businesses have found problems of toxic waste disposal . |
| 29 | The informational specialists of the future will probably be Platonists rather than Aristotelians ! |
| 30 | There will probably be times , when you are at school , that they will be in charge of him so it 's very important they should enjoy this part of his education and development , too . |