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

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1 He knew that although Ulthuan could probably win a war in the bleak northern lands , the cost would be so high that the Elf realms would never recover .
2 erm Sue could probably do with spending a bit of time learning about DOS , but I do n't see the point .
3 ‘ If he was n't a successful boxer , Mo would probably have been doing ten years for something or other now , ’ reckoned Tony Burns , Hope 's former coach from the Repton club .
4 Babcock felt MacArthur would probably approve a treaty clause calling for a re-examination of Japan 's security situation five or ten years after signature of the treaty .
5 In the early 1960s an American writer dubbed Karajan the conductor of ‘ mathematicians [ Bach would probably have been flattered by such an appellation ] and engineers ’ .
6 Jean would probably like a sewing-room-cum-spare-room , and might want to redecorate it completely .
7 The United States would probably have reverted to isolationism as happened after the First World War ; Congress would have cut back Defence spending , starving the US defence/industrial base ; and American big business would have looked elsewhere for profitable enterprises .
8 If this were correct , Aldfrith would probably have been born c .
9 However , had the hiccup in the company 's meteoric rise to the top of the fine chemicals tree come a little sooner Mr Lines would probably have saved himself around £100,000 the personal cost of founding three academic chairs at the Poly .
10 Big Arnie Schwarzenegger would probably prefer to tackle the Penguin than the army of infant terrors he faces in Kindergarten Cop .
11 Unless Blakelock had the early-morning job of checking on Lab security — and this was yet another of the questions to be asked — he and Brenda Pridmore would probably have got on with their normal work at the reception desk .
12 The classes on Saturday would probably be the open ones , and the Edinburgh sessions the training ones ) .
13 Rod Wallace appears to be producing some good performances although he 's not putting all his chances away — those misses in the first half on Saturday would probably be crucial against a good side .
14 Freud would probably have said the English lover was a mask for Sergei , with his deep respect for England .
15 So a NZ trained PPL would probably be much more at home with UK weather conditions after qualifying than one who had trained in the USA .
16 Saturday 's abandoned match at Morley will probably have to be played the next week , followed by the trip to Liverpool St Helens on the final Saturday of the season .
17 Only almost , because Creation nixed the idea , but Bobby will probably surface on later mixes .
18 LEAs will probably be reluctant to use this power and rather uncertain as to the kinds of circumstances when it should be exercised .
19 To continue the parallel , Mr Crosby will probably ask for Liverpool to take their appointed place at Wembley next month .
20 On the contrary , ducal influence in East Anglia should probably be seen as another component of this influential court connection .
21 On the contrary , ducal influence in East Anglia should probably be seen as another component of this influential court connection .
22 Roxburgh could probably name the Maltese team even this far in advance of Wednesday night 's kick-off .
23 It 's stating the obvious to say that Brian May could probably open doors to any country he wanted to play in .
24 Indeed , had it not been constructed when it was , Peter Scott 's Wildfowl Trust situated further up river at Slimbridge would probably have lost much of its new grounds to erosion by now .
25 North Korea would probably still have to admit , as Iraq has done under UN sanctions and as South Africa did voluntarily , that it had been up to no good .
26 However , the Bank of England would probably insist that , in the event of such a bid , Hongkong Bank became a British bank .
27 Derek decided that in the position that Rory was standing , plus the possible cover defence from the Australians , that a try for England would probably not have been scored , so he simply awarded a penalty kick .
28 Moin , nightwatchman , was beaten for pace on the pull-shot , but no declaration came at lunch ( 480 for 5 ) , nor after a rain interruption during which 12 overs were lost , it being believed that the runs were best scored in the first innings , and England would probably have been offered the light soon after their innings commenced .
29 If one of the other mainline batsmen had chipped in with even a 50 or 60 , England would probably have saved the match .
30 Dame Edna would probably think it a caring , sharing sort of suit , and would doubtless lob a backhanded compliment Sally 's way , possums .
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