Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] assume the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that I must assume the existence of some person in the defendants ' employment who accepted and appropriated the money with a full knowledge of all the facts , particularly the discussion which had preceded the institution of the action , and the pending of the action itself , who knew and realised that the right of the defendants to receive the money was at the moment sub judice , and indeed on the point of coming before this court for decision . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd assume the trapsetter had been a guest at Sam Yaeger 's boatyard party , ’ I said , ‘ only you warned me never to assume . ’ |
| 3 | The Congress of People 's Deputies , from which the standing parliament — the Supreme Soviet — was elected , would be replaced by a new bicameral Supreme Soviet which would assume the Congress 's right to alter the constitution . |
| 4 | These were said to haunt families when a death in the family was imminent , such as the Green Lady of Caerphilly who would assume the shape of a bunch of trailing ivy , and wander thus through ruined castles and graveyards . |
| 5 | we would assume the speaker had eaten the pineapple , not the table ( even though the word table is nearer ) because we know that people are more likely to eat pineapples than tables . |
| 6 | We will assume the identification of all possible expression values with distinct integers . ) |
| 7 | But if we can assume the police inspector really existed — you did hear him speak ? |
| 8 | When the police eventually found the abandoned truck they 'd assume the driver who 'd stolen it had been drunk . |
| 9 | In a particularly perverse mood it may assume the shape of a naked man flapping a white sheet , or a chanting girl , or a giant , singing white cat . |
| 10 | On July 1 , he will assume the presidency of the EC . |