Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb mod] assume that " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the cats were n't trained to do that I would assume that they would walk past the hoop of fire and they would under the ropes . |
| 2 | It was quite another for Mary to spend her childhood and adolescence in the most powerful and civilized country in Europe , which was also Scotland 's traditional ally , so that she might assume that what she learned there was not the product of hostile bias . |
| 3 | Although we will assume that the same mental lexicon is used whether we are reading , writing , spelling , speaking or understanding speech , we will introduce several complications . |
| 4 | I , I think that we should assume that we would not get paid time . |
| 5 | Fewer than one in ten of LEAs in England and Wales have conducted thorough language surveys , which means that we can assume that most schools still have less than adequate knowledge about the languages and dialects known to their pupils . |
| 6 | This is an approximate calculation so we can assume that the density and specific heat capacity of the reaction mixture are the same as that for water . |
| 7 | Mention that doctors like to play tricks on plaintiffs to test their symptoms and that they must assume that they will be under close scrutiny at all times . |
| 8 | The arousal I 've always thought that er that you should n't be nervous but you always are but obviously as you 're nervous when you do a whole host of things and nerves as you become more skilled at it go away er and I 'd assume that like most things that the nerves will totally disappear and was somewhat surprised to find out that you 're always aroused |
| 9 | In ( 19 ) and ( 20 ) we have the less common case of a property extended by an entity , E P ; we continue to assume that a qualified property remains a property : Where we are considering some actual form of words with a view to describing their categorizations and relationships , and especially where the phrases are somewhat more complex , it may be appropriate to partly invert the notation , and to omit the separate representation of the word-meaning , as in ( 21 ) which so depicts the intensional structure of ( 18 ) and ( 19 ) : Qualification is clearly an ordered relation and we shall assume that it is a binary relation ; one of the two elements related is the principal element ( on co-ordination , see Section 1.9 and Chapter 8 ) . |
| 10 | We will use the term mental lexicon , and we will assume that there is a single mental lexicon that is used for both the perception and production of both written and spoken language . |
| 11 | That may cause practical problems in detecting the consequences , but this is a thought experiment after all , and we can assume that technical ingenuity will prove equal to the task of providing adequate amplification of the signal . |
| 12 | We know that he himself referred to the daunting shadow of Beethoven 's greatness — and we can assume that public expectation was just as daunting , given that he was regarded as Beethoven 's heir . |
| 13 | These will have been issued with a fixed redemption value and we must assume that the holder calculated that this would give him a return equal or similar to alternative returns currently available . |
| 14 | Mr Grayson replied : ‘ If we can assume that the same degree of care is taken in all countries showing — and I think it is true , certainly , of Switzerland and West Germany — beech observations , then you could certainly say that the health of beech trees reflected in crown condition must be borne out by observation . ’ |
| 15 | Now , I have n't totally had a chance to talk to Mr er , about that , but I would assume that means you er , and so it 's moving in the other direction if anything Mrs . |
| 16 | This is not the sort of news which would make the front pages of newspapers , but you can assume that on the day everyone will be interested in the bride and groom and their respective families . |
| 17 | As we go to press , FRS 3 has still not been issued , but we shall assume that it follows the lines of FRED 1 . |
| 18 | ( 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 . ) |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | All were agreed that multiple homage was an aberration , displeasing to God ; but we may assume that it was rare for a man to refuse a good gift or a bargain on this account . |
| 21 | Unfortunately there are no German records in existence ( perhaps something may now turn up after the reunification ! ) but we can assume that the result of the raid fell short of causing significant damage to the German war machine . |
| 22 | The iconography necessarily shows rather small numbers of dancers ; generally the seals and rings only allow space for three or four figures , but we should assume that we are being shown only the nucleus of a larger religious ceremony . |
| 23 | These substitutes also pay interest or have some other form of income attraction while we shall assume that money does not . |
| 24 | This assumption is not required before you can assume that X causes Y , but it is required if you want to know how X is causing Y . |
| 25 | We need to ask whether the effects of hypnosis upon human thought processes , on reasoning and memory , are really understood ; whether we can assume that a person under hypnosis truly remembers actual events . |
| 26 | The defendant occupiers were held not liable , as they could assume that sweeps would be aware of this particular danger and also because the sweeps had been warned of the danger . |