Example sentences of "[adv] assume [conj] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His food goes in a corner manger and a brick goes in with it ; the weight of the brick means he ca n't throw the manger about and we can only assume that its bulk gives him something to think about . |
| 2 | The annual report of the Scottish Prison Officers ' Association — published today — attacks senior management and declares : ‘ We can only assume that their tactic is to try to negate the role of trade unions within the service . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Given senior management 's reluctance to identify the role of area directors , we can only assume that their tactic is to try to negate the role of trade unions within the service . |
| 4 | One can only assume that your club committee have the welfare of both the fishery and your fish at heart which we should not knock . |
| 5 | Unconsciously assumed since her faith necessitated the admission of man 's utter unworthiness and the unmerited grace of God . |
| 6 | For that reason , Sabine had always assumed that her mother was a Parisienne by birth . |
| 7 | AS a regular reader of Rugby World & Post , I had always assumed that your Postbag items were selected to instruct , inform , amuse or provoke constructive debate . |
| 8 | • If you 're buying fish which are normally kept in brackish conditions , such as Mollies , Puffers and some Gobies , do n't automatically assume that your dealer is stocking them with added salt . |
| 9 | From the co-operative principle , I also assumed that my neighbour was telling the truth ( there was no evidence that she was lying , hallucinating , or playing a practical joke ) . |
| 10 | Most people also assume that their family experiences are normal and that all families resemble their own . |
| 11 | If we also assume that my neighbour assumed that I knew these facts about the world , and that I interpreted her words according to the co-operative principle , then we can also see why the way she actually phrased her request is not only true and relevant , but also brief and clear . |
| 12 | Yeah , so you see the few selected ones that come from other schools and you instantly assume that their school must be much more er much better looking than ours . |
| 13 | He had warned her that desire was all he had to offer her , and he had probably assumed that his warning had hit home . |
| 14 | In a simple case of the sale of registered land ( such as transfer of whole ) it 's common now to assume that your draft will be acceptable without alteration , and therefore to type the top copy on an engrossment print , and to invite the buyer to use this as the engrossment . |
| 15 | If you have not been called for interview within four weeks of the closing date of , please assume that your application has been unsuccessful . |
| 16 | Perhaps , when people have expressed negative views of Dustin 's behaviour and personality , we can charitably assume that his Döppelgänger , Harvey Pepper , has been at work again . |
| 17 | As the pitch patterns were presumably dictated by Elgar 's ‘ secret ’ melody , we can safely assume that his invention , and indeed the beauty of his creation , lay almost entirely in his construction . |
| 18 | Never assume because your dog does respond properly in its own environment that it will continue to do so elsewhere . |