Example sentences of "we shall assume that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In all that follows , we shall assume that these basic linguistic expressions are words , as indeed they normally are , unless we have specific reason for focusing our attention on phrases or morphemes . |
| 2 | And since we are familiar with Poulantzas ' rejection of voluntarism , we shall assume that this in turn is to be explained in a way that avoids treating either individuals or classes as subjects . |
| 3 | We shall assume that this deviation is a random variable , , with mean of zero and constant variance , . |
| 4 | ( There is also of course a third , distinct , possibility , that it is a daily record kept in Italian , but we shall assume that this uses Italian in the sense of Italian language — that is to say , as a noun — and is , therefore , an example of a different kind of syntactic phrase , the noun + noun combination , seen in fish tank . ) |
| 5 | Let us now consider ( 39 ) where the word plastered follows its noun ( again , an attributive interpretation is possible in principle — Clara might be an offensively wealthy tourist who travels round Italy trying to buy buildings and parts of buildings to take home as souvenirs ; but we shall assume that this meaning can safely be left out of account ) : ( 39 ) Clara wants the façade plastered It at once becomes apparent that this may specify either an event , with the façade on the receiving end of it , or a state which Clara wishes to see existing in the façade . |
| 6 | First of all , we must delimit the form of a lexical item syntagmatically ; that is to say , we must be able to state in any sentence where the boundaries between lexical items are ( we shall assume that any well-formed sentence consists of a whole number of such units ) . |
| 7 | In this section , we shall assume that any task is described by assertions formed with predicates . |