Example sentences of "and [modal v] probably " in BNC.

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1 Strictly this implies a precision greater than is reasonable and should probably be read as 4.0 gauss/ampere or 400 gamma/mA ( one gauss = 100 000 gamma ) .
2 Children are more susceptible to caffeine than adults and should probably not drink more than one or two colas a day .
3 This step is highly VAX/VMS specific and could probably be replaced by some more universal coding in the perturbation software .
4 This interpretation of trust law is founded on well established authorities and could probably be overturned only by a decision of the House of Lords .
5 However , the patterns used in these studies were extremely coarse and could probably be discriminated by developing tricks like scanning the eyes across the stimuli and judging how much the brightness changes during the course of the scan .
6 I just told her that it might be interesting for me to get to know something of France , after all I was still young for University Entrance and could probably arrange to do some of the work here .
7 We reasoned that the lack of cooperativity at the UV5 promoter should result from the loss of productive interactions between the two proteins and could probably be visualized on the promoter DNA at the hinge region between the binding sites of the two proteins .
8 True , I had the somewhat grisly T-shirt and track-suit bottoms which had gamely seen me through a two-hour run-through , but they were in a state and could probably have walked unaided to the BBC on their own .
9 both these play as ‘ amateurs ’ and could probably be bought for a relative small amount of pounds … other ‘ amateurs ’ include Bohinen ( who made 2–0 against England at home and is linked with Nottingham and an Italian Serie A club ) and technical wonderboy Erik Mykland who might go to France or Italy ( he is really to small and skinny to play in England ) .
10 All the police present were scathing of the legal system , saying that the stupid barrister was from [ name of legal firm ] , and would probably end up a judge .
11 She said she believed the adoption of the Social Charter would ‘ cause a great increase in unemployment not only in this country but in others as well , and would probably end in Fortress Europe ’ .
12 She said she believed the adoption of the Social Charter would ‘ cause a great increase in unemployment not only in this country but in others as well , and would probably end in Fortress Europe ’ .
13 It must surely be apparent that , with death visiting almost every family with such regularity , any attempt to mask or evade the reality of death could not have succeeded , and would probably have made the situation worse .
14 But when the house was enlarged in 1880 , it became rather ungainly and would probably benefit now from some judicious pruning .
15 But most voters never look at the detailed figures and would probably not believe them if they did .
16 In our view , routine casework unsupported by an active programme of service development would have been of little value and would probably have degenerated into a frustrating cycle of ‘ patch and mend ’ crisis management .
17 If a comprehensive settlement included the repatriation of the refugees ( admittedly a wholly inconceivable eventuality at present ) , Jordan would cease to have either economic or political importance , and would probably be absorbed eventually either by Syria or by the Palestinian state .
18 Thermal insulation of sinks is rare and would probably be beneficial .
19 Only the best were good enough to grace the amphitheatres ; a second class performance by man or beast was not tolerated and would probably lead to the inevitable ‘ thumbs down ’ .
20 Her parents were told that Dawn had evidently suffered a stroke , and would probably recover to remain confined to a wheelchair .
21 Stochastic effects are of course long-term and would probably not appear for decades .
22 He also allays fears that such organisms might find applications in biological warfare since they tend to be target specific and would probably be more harmful to their producers than to their recipients in the light of the necessary sophisticated transmission technology that would be economically unfeasible .
23 There are two safeguards however , such an Order requires the Secretary of State 's confirmation and would probably result in a public inquiry and should the local authority be successful s.170 of that Act provides that compensation is payable in respect or any exercise of the power .
24 The mother in the corner had been told hers was not very well but he was a little boy and would probably live .
25 You attend any reviews about the client 's care and would probably escort the client to hospital where possible .
26 It was Sunday , and Yanto had enjoyed the casual breakfast with his Mother , something he rarely had time for during the working week Their chat during breakfast had revealed to him that his Mother had enjoyed the previous Friday evening out with Sid Watkins and would probably see him again .
27 Purists may not be too keen on the ‘ big band ’ approach , but these are nonetheless vital and energetic performances which convey much enthusiasm , and would probably serve as a more palatable introduction to seventeenth and eighteenth century music for the newcomer than some of the odder products of the ‘ authentic ’ movement .
28 They simply seem to charge into battle , and would probably to fight to the death unless we separated them .
29 Bella was very old now and would probably be glad of a rest , George considered , so he drew the pony to a halt and walked her off the road and on to the quarry floor .
30 The fretting gives the neck a feel which resembles that of an acoustic guitar and would probably take some players a bit of time to get used to .
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