Example sentences of "[modal v] probably [be] [art] [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked , I do n't know , determined , that would probably be the best way of putting it . |
| 2 | I had already come to the conclusion that regression therapy would probably be the best way to help Maxine , and I put the idea to her . |
| 3 | A draw would probably be the best result . |
| 4 | Since one usually needs to measure emission from only a small area of the viewing field rather than the whole field , a fibre-optic probe inserted in the light path would probably be the best method , with the light-pipe output directed on to a highly sensitive photoelectric cell or photomultiplier , whose output would also have to be calibrated against some standard phosphor . |
| 5 | Threatened by a new motorway or housing development near his home in the Chilterns , Mr Mortimer would probably be the biggest Nimby of them all . |
| 6 | For patients in surgical wards , fear of the unknown and anticipation of unfamiliar and possibly painful procedures will probably be the commonest causes of anxiety . |
| 7 | The priority given to resettlement through access to housing will probably be the greatest determinant of the fairness of Government policy on redundancy . |
| 8 | But I warn you , it will probably be the shortest conversation of your life . ’ |