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

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1 This is a question which should probably be considered by sociolinguists working in cities with a demographic structure of the kind described .
2 He had some minor heart ailment , and then a kidney problem which could probably have been treated .
3 It was their own indolence which had landed them with a murder which could probably be explained and might even have been prevented , if they had taken a bit more trouble .
4 The shibboleth of the DM3 standard should not stand in the way of entry at a realistic level , which would probably be at around DM2.80 to the pound .
5 In addition , they decide the quantity of the initial pressing of their artists ' recordings ( for a new artist 's first single this would be around 5,000 ) ; they liaise with the manufacturing plant to ensure further stock is available if it is needed ; and they avoid producing stock which would probably never be sold .
6 Hundreds of ordinary men and women are highly competent interviewers , and a glance at some of the very complex interview schedules used by market research firms and the government research agencies show that they are capable of carrying out very intricate interviews which would probably be beyond the capabilities of many untrained academics !
7 Incidentally , I trust that the fretwire used is up to scratch ; I 've recently seen a few Korean guitars with very soft fretwire which would probably need a re-fret after only a short time .
8 What she explains as the free manner of speech of West Coast Canadians , which would probably go down quite well in the United States , has raised Canadian eyebrows .
9 They will also claim that the hunting of sea-birds is very strictly controlled , and that they only take out ‘ surplus ’ birds which would probably not survive the winter anyway .
10 The clear association of religious cults with the buildings at Chedworth can be much strengthened by the existence of other structures in the vicinity which would probably have been part of a large establishment .
11 Logically , the editor 's research team would also have to be banned , which would probably discourage potential editors even more .
12 45760 : A voracious Beethoven Fifth , with an element of aggression that comes entirely from within and which would probably be absurd if anyone tried to re-create it .
13 The total fighting force is some 18,000 , which would probably mean a figure of about 72,000 for the whole migration .
14 That statement was not , in my view , ever intended to acknowledge the existence of any wider discretion than to exclude ( 1 ) admissible evidence which would probably have a prejudicial influence upon the minds of the jury that would be out of proportion to its true evidential value ; and ( 2 ) evidence tantamount to a self-incriminatory admission which was obtained from the defendant , after the offence had been committed , by means which would justify a judge in excluding an actual confession which had the like self-incriminating effect .
15 We have never found it an imposition to provide , at the beginning of a term a sheet of paper for each lecture setting out prerequisite knowledge , the subject of the lecture and reference to textbook work which would probably not be treated except by a mention .
16 She was now only a step away from her target , so she was n't far from getting to know him well enough to question him about his allegiance — just as long as she could keep his escort sweet , which would probably mean more bondage if that was the only way he could get his nuts off .
17 Or even an indecent one , which would probably — certainly — be more to the point . ’
18 The last thing either side wants is a public trial of strength which would probably succeed only in damaging the long-term interests of each .
19 They carefully avoided the black peasant producing regions which would probably have been more beneficial to the Kenyan economy .
20 Without digressing into the subject of word processing in itself , which would probably require a paper all of its own , suffice it to say that word processing programs on computer enable letters and any other documents to be created , corrected if necessary , then stored on disk or tape ready for printing or alteration at a later data In this example a general letter inviting a candidate to interview could be drawn up and then only the details specific to each candidate need be added before printing the letter .
21 Then he had steered her to a chair , rather than the sofa , which would probably have provoked a new attack of ‘ imagination ’ .
22 Viola Machin , nevertheless , seemed impervious to it : she stood in bosomy grief , in a becoming coat of umber shade , dabbing her eyes at the pathetic bits of the service ; Desmond , in a heavy black coat , managed only an insurance agent 's decorous grief ; and Hilary looked as if cheerfulness might keep breaking through — which would probably , after all , be what Hilda would have liked most .
23 Which would probably have cheered an angry Oz reader , who signed himself ‘ J.F. ’ in a letter to the magazine that year .
24 Many disabled people , often on income support , may earn relatively low wages , and the consequences of a minimum wage would be a withdrawal of job opportunities which would probably affect them in particular .
25 Taking advantage of the dry season , which would probably end in April , government units were said now also to be attacking the SPLA from across the border in Ethiopia itself .
26 Christian Aid has encouraged me to see whether it is feasible to work towards a nationally-recognized , cross-agency , accredited system of training in human resource development , concentrating on communication and campaigning skills , which would probably be organized in a modular/portfolio style .
27 Well I I I mean I see six as being quite specific in relation to agricultural land instead of the more general philosophy erm which would probably appear in other parts of the structure plan policies .
28 Actions will suffice , at least if " an ordinary reasonable man " would realise that a demand was being made : Collister ( 1955 ) 39 Cr App R 100 , a case which would probably be followed today .
29 And er I 've already referred to a byproduct of over-provision that sites are then moved on to sh car showrooms and erm supermarkets which are needs which or demands which would probably not have justified the allocation of the land for industry in the first place but once the land is allocated to industry it seems to be thought that no harm would be done by allocating those to something else .
30 Other and if it was n't for for me doing a course next year which would probably preclude me from doing that , I 'd be quite interested .
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