Example sentences of "it is probably a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Shaw said that a jury 's task in awarding damages would be very difficult : ‘ It is probably a unique case , with a unique plaintiff , whom they probably felt should n't be made to suffer any more . |
| 2 | It is probably a wise precaution in view of allegations that the couple stole billions of dollars from their country . |
| 3 | It is probably a minority , but a general feeling that the Roman Catholic Church is a threat is widely shared . |
| 4 | Walter says that it is probably a wedding but suggests that we investigate . |
| 5 | It is probably a mistake to regard the urethral syndrome as one single condition rather as it would be wrong to think of ‘ pneumonia ’ as being a single disease of the lungs . |
| 6 | ‘ I guess it is probably a bad thing , but I am quite a flirty person . |
| 7 | It is probably a lot more common than is generally realized , a background ‘ noise ’ which only becomes noticeable when emphasized to such a degree that we can no longer ignore it . |
| 8 | It is probably a fact that few people have ever thought about , but a fact nonetheless , that nights are not so dark now as they used to be . |
| 9 | If you experience a short ‘ buzz ’ at some particular point along the adjustment of VR1 , ignore it ; it is probably a local resonance effect . |
| 10 | It is probably a conflation of the Bladud legend with that of Simon Magus who appears in the canonical Acts of the Apostles and the apocryphal Acts of Peter and who is credited with being the first teacher of the Gnostic heresy . |
| 11 | It is probably a matter of degree of accommodation : the more you accommodate an idea the more committed you become to an acceptance of its validity . |
| 12 | It is my strong impression that it is probably a very small MI5 mafia who have been out of the service for some time , who still continue the vendetta for no doubt extremely right-wing purposes of their own . |
| 13 | It is probably a more accurate reflection of the truth , because of the likelihood that at least some of those who said ‘ yes ’ did so because they thought that the answer was expected of them . |
| 14 | This ought not to present any problems , although it is probably a good idea to emphasise the importance of the child 's language and to try to reduce any anxiety or embarrassment that adults might feel at the prospect of being recorded . |
| 15 | It is probably a fair assumption that towards the end they were increasingly marginal to the operation of the office . |
| 16 | At the end of 1992 it is probably a reasonable generalization that the average 30-second commercial , including the cost of bulk prints , but not of repeat fees ( see page 129 ) , would cost some £65000–£70000 to make . |
| 17 | I think that er it is probably a very useful thing if you can tolerate it . |
| 18 | In reality , it is probably a combination of two or more of these and doubtless changes as the animal grows , for a wider choice is available to larger individuals . |
| 19 | Although to some extent girls are cushioned from the outside world , it is probably a good thing at this time , and the advantages of attending such a project far outweigh any disadvantages . |
| 20 | It is probably a surprise to you to receive a letter from me . |
| 21 | For example , if somebody says " university " , " controversial " and " determination " it is probably a Finnish speaker , whilst " Washington " , " Oslo " and " Stockholm " would be the pronunciation of Frenchman . |
| 22 | For many of those people it is probably a godsend when someone hands them a piece of paper that might unlock the door to access to a benefit that they would otherwise not receive . |
| 23 | RBG Edinburgh recorded 786,000 visits in 1990 , although it is probably a minimum figure and with more careful monitoring of ALL visitor numbers , including educational activities and special groups , a more accurate figure should be available for 1991 . |
| 24 | It is probably a minority of medieval antifeminist writing that was meant to be taken literally rather than metaphorically ; even Jerome 's model diatribe was a rhetorical exercise designed for the refutation of Jovinianus and the assertion of the value of celibacy . |
| 25 | Firstly , the Perpetual High Income which has been a consistently good performer from a good fund management group ; then Mercury 's European Income Fund on the basis that it is probably a very good time to invest in Europe , with interest rates about to fall there . |
| 26 | Since it is probably an exaggeration to suppose that as much as 50 per cent of the population dies selectively in each generation , let us be generous and allow ten generations per base . |
| 27 | It is probably an occasional rather than a regular feature of most people 's sex lives . |
| 28 | When next you see , in the chill autumn air , surrounded by swirling mists , a small group huddled in deep conversation on the third park bench to the left of the children 's railway in your local park , do remember it is probably an ‘ in-depth ’ interview with a taxpayer . |