Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] assume the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like legislators , doctors set themselves up as women 's protectors and the preoccupation with women 's reproductive systems as the source of their illness and weakness led them to assume the role of moral guardian . |
| 2 | Let us assume the player is unsure where to begin ; he knows only that his chord playing is below par and wishes to improve it . |
| 3 | Let us assume the client only has £70 in retirement and works pensions . |
| 4 | BELVILLE : I 'll tell you how it is : you have taught her to assume the airs of a gentlewoman . |
| 5 | I 'd just like to know from what sort of position you assumed the right to do so , Mr Scott . |