Example sentences of "[pron] probably [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think I probably wasted a lot of time not feeling good about myself , and I would n't want Deb to feel like that , so I make a deliberate effort to be supportive , to say she looks nice and notice what she 's wearing , that kind of thing . |
| 2 | ‘ They probably killed a lot of people , and I probably have a lot of blood on my hands , ’ the investigating journalist was told by Robert Martens , who had spent two years compiling the lists in the US Embassy in Jakarta . |
| 3 | ‘ I think I probably owe a lot to Merrill 's previous employer , ’ Luke smiled . |
| 4 | I think in fact er , had been doing quite well and the specific point that Frank was referring to was erm , the technology transfer that they did with a mar large chip manufacturer , which probably made a contribution in the second half , a net contribution of about five million dollars and that offset some of the weakness in , in other parts of Camco 's business in the last quarter of the year . |
| 5 | Its small size suggests that it was a so-called ‘ satellite ’ pyramid which probably played a part in the ritual entombment of the pharaoh , although the lack of remains found in satellite pyramids have made it difficult to determine their function . |
| 6 | The head holds the nucleus and is partly covered by a cap which probably contains a substance which helps to break down the wall of the ovum . |
| 7 | Their river habitat east of Quebec city has become a chemical soup of pollutants which probably causes a failure of their immune system or leads to a variety of other diseases such as bladder and other cancers , hepatitis , and perforated ulcers . |
| 8 | He took as his text ‘ What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits toward me ’ ( Psalm 116:12 ) which probably aroused a chill response in his convict hearers . |
| 9 | She probably felt a bit left out . ’ |
| 10 | She probably thinks a lot more about you for being able |
| 11 | How she does it is a mystery ; she probably employs a chemical , for ant nervous systems are generally highly attuned to them . |
| 12 | ‘ She probably entertained a lot . |
| 13 | Well you probably lose a bit , it 's not sticking properly to the wall . |
| 14 | It sounds like it was bought new , so you probably got a guarantee with it from the manufacturer . |
| 15 | You probably had a migraine . |
| 16 | ‘ You probably use a lot down Wanstead nick . ’ |
| 17 | You probably have a set of jobs to do before , or after school every day . |
| 18 | I th I think you probably need a bit more er in terms of , of , of , of results . |
| 19 | A mixture of series and parallel , which you 've done before but you probably need a bit of revision . |
| 20 | You probably need a lot more B's doing most of work , and the A's are buzzing around . |
| 21 | mm , mm in any event members of the jury I , I forgot to mention to you earlier , er , thank you Mr you probably feel a wisdom of this having done several days of this case , two and a half hours is just about as long as anybody can be expected to sit and listen to evidence and er , what I was going to do , and I hope it does n't inconvenience anybody , I was going , instead of going on for three hours till one o'clock , I was gon na break off about half past twelve to about half past one , to break up the day as you know , I hope that 's alright , so what we 'll do we 'll go on now and , and I 'm sure , I think it 's doubtful if you would have got to that point by half past twelve , and then you and Lord sort it out and your learned duties as much as you can in the adjournment and then tell me afterwards what the brochure position is , I 'm sure you 've no objection to disclosing any brochures that you 've got that erm , or can get er which relate to that point |
| 22 | We probably opened a lot of people 's eyes . |
| 23 | er which we stop for er we probably have a cup of tea a couple of times on the way down |
| 24 | Since the parents are presumed to be native speakers of Dominican French Creole , ( they probably speak a variety of Caribbean English as well ) the Bradford Dominican speakers of JC must have acquired it through peer contact in their own community — where Jamaicans are a minority . |
| 25 | They probably had a variety of different habits , some no doubt were scavengers , others sediment grazers , and it seems probable that some trilobites were also active hunters , pursuing worms and other soft-bodied prey , which they shredded using the spines on the base of their legs . |
| 26 | I think the fact that the Japanese had surrendered must have something to do with it cos then they probably had a chance to attack the people who 'd er collaborated with the Japanese . |
| 27 | But he said he reckoned they probably shot a bit wide , and anyway the officers would see that they tried , and it was better to be shot by the other side rather than your own . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's Saturday night they probably get a lot of hoax calls from drunks . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ They probably killed a lot of people , and I probably have a lot of blood on my hands , ’ the investigating journalist was told by Robert Martens , who had spent two years compiling the lists in the US Embassy in Jakarta . |
| 30 | If someone goes away on holiday , you may well give the key to a neighbour , they probably know a relative of yours or somebody like that that if anything does happen they can contact you or your relative to come down and check the house over . |