Example sentences of "[pron] can [adv] assume that " in BNC.
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| 31 | We can not assume that a divergent phonological system , for example , is structurally similar to or derivative from RP , or that lexical items belong to the same phonemic sets , or that the tense/aspect system is structured in the same way as that of standard English . |
| 32 | Since standard English and Irish English syntactic forms do not mark the same temporal and aspectual distinctions , we can not assume that they are embedded in the same underlying grammar . |
| 33 | Just because the technology offers exciting possibilities , we can not assume that they will be realised . |
| 34 | In short , we can not assume that higher education is a site of pure reason . |
| 35 | In other words , in this case , we can not assume that the position in 1974 represented inter-generational equity . |
| 36 | We can not assume that such areas were unsettled , however , since areas of woodland often belonged to other places which are better documented . |
| 37 | The consultation paper and video are designed to mean all things to all men — we can not assume that points we support will be retained . |
| 38 | On the other hand , we can not assume that all people accused of Jacobite activity were guilty as charged ; some fell victim to the false allegations of professional perjurers . |
| 39 | But we can confidently assume that there are no languages where part of an M-tense system is not realized somewhere in time-adverbials or the like , not to mention the implicit assumption of M-present if no further specification is provided ( Lyons , 1977a : 686 ) . |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | However , such systems tend to settle down after a time ; as long as the feedback process is not in full swing , we can often assume that the net effect has balanced out in one direction or the other . |
| 42 | I think we can safely assume that the statuette was washed and wiped clean after the event . ’ |
| 43 | 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 . |
| 44 | 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 . |
| 45 | We can only assume that Sussex did not diverge too far from the rest of the southern English religious experience , after its rather late entry into the fold . |
| 46 | Where hedging of bets ( ‘ ambiguity ’ ) is not just feasible but desirable , we can only assume that the problem is not cancer , but hypochondria . |
| 47 | The only bureau to ‘ fail ’ our test was The Last Word — we can only assume that someone simply had a brainstorm and left all the important bits out . |
| 48 | Much of this research has been done by TV advertising agencies and TV organizations themselves — so we can only assume that they have used it to shape their programs to appeal to that level of consciousness . |
| 49 | We can only assume that it intends to gain acceptability and legitimacy within the ranks of the sold-out lackeys of the Labour Party , rather than working to organise the most exploited sections of ordinary people — women . |
| 50 | We now understand the day before another young boy af about nine saw a amn dressed exactly the same some distance away in the Sparcells estate so we can only assume that this man is lurking around in the area . |
| 51 | 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 . ’ |
| 52 | ‘ 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 . |
| 53 | Both dramatic playing and performance use dramatic metaphors , abstractions which immediately qualify the kind , intensity and degree of emotional response — one can reasonably assume that neither the actor on stage nor the child in the classroom is actually going to experience murderous intent , overwhelming grief , spiritual ecstasy or sexual arousal during the drama experience . |
| 54 | By intervening in this way , one can reasonably assume that this request can be regarded as making an exception to the general rules — implicit or explicit — of identification . |
| 55 | Malcolmson ( 1984 : 126 ) argues that ‘ an essential feature of the world Williamson is interested in [ … ] is not one in which one can simply assume that economic efficiency will win out in the end ’ . |
| 56 | But one can not assume that an everyday ‘ coherent ’ sense of self is readily available . |
| 57 | In such circumstances one can not assume that there is a single goal , such as profit maximization , that represents the interests of the firm . |
| 58 | 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 . |
| 59 | One can only assume that the farm would suffer if this came about . |
| 60 | One can only assume that the purchasers of these lichen-grey accoutrements are members of EXIT , and that anyone attempting to rescue them would receive a bloody nose for their trouble . |