Example sentences of "[modal v] assume that [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 For instance , because you take A-level English , and you apply to five English courses , I do n't think you should assume that the admissions tutor thinks you want to do English .
2 We must assume that the Society only operated from 1893 to 1895 .
3 For the sake of the argument we must assume that the space covered by the arch is proportional to the benefits , so that there has been some purpose in making the arch as broad as possible .
4 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 .
5 We must assume that the density of information packing in spoken language is appropriate for the listener to process comfortably .
6 As we consider each crop , we must assume that the land and climate make its cultivation viable .
7 Since these particular constraints do not apparently operate upon variation in subject-verb agreement in standard English , which in turn is affected by a different set of constraints ( see Huddleston 1984 : 241 ) , we must assume that the surface variants of the verb which occur in the two dialects are embedded in structurally different grammars .
8 We must assume that the problem for the discourse analyst is , in this case , identical to the problem for the hearer .
9 ‘ I shall not rise to the inevitable sexism which comes from the Government front bench , ’ replied Ms Armstrong , and since not even today 's siren Labour party can consider the word ‘ silly ’ to be sexist we must assume that the objection is to being described as a woman .
10 We have been told nothing about the time of year , but for the purposes of the story we must assume that the rains have come , and the waters are high and fast , even though the women and children have got across safely enough .
11 If specific rates refer to 5-year age groups , we must assume that the rate applies in every year of the group so that the rate derived from the fictitious figures of table 10.5 is
12 That is , unless we believe that language-users present each other with prefabricated chunks of linguistic strings ( sentences ) , after the fashion of Swift 's professors at the grand academy of Lagado ( Gulliver 's Travels , part 3 , chapter 5 ) , then we must assume that the data we investigate is the result of active processes .
13 Erm if we 've got erm er a couple say age sixty , and they 've got their personal allowances er as , as usual , er let's assume that the male 's retired and he 's getting an income of five thousand two hundred , let's just suppose .
14 Now let's assume that the grass is a little thicker and the putter looks an unsuitable club .
15 Yet historical interpretation of literature fairly easily loses sight of literary interests ; if it goes far enough , the interpreter may assume that the idea of poetry or drama as art can be abandoned , since what counts are cultural traces , of whatever kind , and the ideological impressions they appear to bear .
16 We may assume that the caution was in the following terms : ‘ You do not have to say anything unless you wish to do so , but what you say may be given in evidence . ’
17 The scholar may assume that the consensus is the same as his or her own idea of crime .
18 As this is a prototype instrument I 'll assume that the string fault I 've mentioned has already been spotted and rectified , otherwise any criticism is a matter of personal preference .
19 If Tretorn wish to bid for tournaments in this Category ( Category A ) , they might assume that a bid from a company producing pressurised balls is likely to succeed .
20 Again , one might assume that the change of position occurred without any feelings of attitude-change or dissonance .
21 Parents may have opted for the test , however , and , hearing nothing more , might assume that the result was normal .
22 So that would be a guaranteed eighty pounds a month , and at the end of five years , we 'd assume that the P E P had actually grown enough to give him his money back , you know it 's , it 's because this , because it 's a temporary annuity , it would be lost after the five years .
23 You could assume that the bucks would present themselves for locking up .
24 The fact of union , coupled with its repeated reaffirmation , has resulted in a position where only a blind man could assume that the power of the Westminster Parliament to sever it was so well established in general acquiescence that none would deny the propriety of its exercise .
25 We would assume that the discussion , in such a case , would cease to be a discussion which appealed to primarily linguistic evidence in this piece of discourse .
26 Diploma-level skills-based education — Here the course would be longer-term ( say twelve modules ) and would assume that the students were either direct from secondary education or retraining from another discipline .
27 Such a course would operate for one week full-time ( half module ) , it would assume that the students are fully conversant with the principles of word processing and have the computer skills ( i.e. , disc and file handling , security , etc. ) needed to operate a personal computer effectively .
28 Normally , one would assume that the particle will move on a straight line away from A. However , according to the sum over histories , it can move on any path that starts at A. It is like what happens when you place a drop of ink on a piece of blotting paper .
29 I would assume that the marketing costs could be spread fairly evenly over the full five-year period .
30 I would assume that the County Council 's assessment of need at a hundred and twenty two hectares does take cognizance of the s the anticipated growth in housing .
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