Example sentences of "assume the [noun] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Far from Freud 's concept of the super-ego being one which assumes the super-ego to be entirely built up from outside , from social relationships with parents and educators only — as Parsons — claims — it , too , contains instinctual elements . |
| 2 | In Gillick terms , the ability to make an informed request assumes the child to be old enough to make at least that decision for himself . |
| 3 | Consequently when commercial artists and manufacturers began using these photographs as reference for comic strips , book illustrations , box tops etc. they assumed the reel to be a speaker grill . |
| 4 | It was impossible to see his face , but Tyler assumed the man to be Beth 's husband , Wilson Ryan , who according to Ben was a man of considerable reputation in the millinery world , not without fortune , and most certainly the ideal partner for Beth . |
| 5 | The tank was still covered as I assumed the eggs to be light sensitive . |
| 6 | He assumed the pigtail to be her own , but it was n't . |
| 7 | She had walked in as she talked , so he assumed the offer to be turned away was her form of politeness . |
| 8 | Soil conservation programmes and policies , particularly those formulated by expatriates , assume the state to be neutral , able to mediate between competing interests , and to intervene above them to apply rational policies for the maximum aggregate benefit . |
| 9 | Hilary Robarts said : ‘ I notice that you assume the sufferer to be helped is a man . |
| 10 | We assume the reader to be familiar with the notation of matrices and with the rules of combination : addition , multiplication , etc. , and with conformability and non-permutability . |
| 11 | Mackay , key in hand ( where had he really got it from ? ) , had made his way to Otters ' Bay , and had walked straight in , assuming the cottage to be empty . |
| 12 | Assuming the reservoirs to be full at the beginning of June , the absolute minimum capacity required would be the deficiency of 55,937,000 cu. ft . |
| 13 | By such means the clownfish is able to gain refuge within the stinging tentacles as the anemone accepts the intruder , assuming the fish to be part of itself . |
| 14 | The court may have ordered one party 's solicitor to conduct the conveyancing ; but if not so , it would seem appropriate ( assuming the husband to be the conveyancing or transferring party ) for the husband 's solicitors , if the house is in the sole name or even if it is in the joint names of the husband and wife , to deliver to the wife 's solicitors an epitome of title consisting of a copy of the last conveyance , copy of any mortgage , copies of any documents relating to " sales-off " or other transactions affecting the property and copies of any covenants affecting the same . |