Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] assume the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children who were required to go out to work at fourteen , that is , the great majority of British teenagers , could hardly be blamed for assuming the right to lead their lives as they saw fit . |
| 2 | ‘ My lord protector , ’ he said , ‘ you are called upon to assume the reins of government by the loyal citizens of London . |
| 3 | Celtic 's problems on and off the park then looked like assuming the proportions of a Shakespearean tragedy until some uncharacteristic defensive laxity afflicted Aberdeen . |
| 4 | Sir John Hall ( who has n't cottoned on to the sponsored pitch idea yet ) said after assuming the chairmanship of Newcastle United ‘ If this was a business it would have failed ’ . |
| 5 | It serves to hide the professional , that is elite , structure through which it continues to operate by assuming the mantle of the popular for itself . |