Example sentences of "[verb] assumed that a " in BNC.
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1 | Why should we have assumed that a little thing like a gunfight in the street would attract attention ? |
2 | From the taut state of her stomach muscles and the general pain she seemed to be in , they had assumed that an ulcer had burst in her stomach . |
3 | In this article , I have assumed that a band has reached this second stage by being offered a recording contract . |
4 | We have assumed that a pivot exists for both the up-problem and the down-problem ( as was the case in P1*/LP0 ) so that both up- and down-penalties are defined . |
5 | Some critics , arguing from the cases of Blake and Keats , have assumed that a ‘ Romantic ’ poet would obviously be hostile to the demands of a university dominated by the influence of Newton . |
6 | Up until this point we have assumed that a referential locus is quite generally available for property words , not only adjectives in fact but also adverbs : ( 8 ) Philippa comforted her lovingly the referential locus of the adverb is that of the verb ; and the referential locus of the verb in turn is the entity of the subject phrase ; that is why a sentence like : ( 9 ) the drink comforted her lovingly is unacceptable , despite the fact that lovingly can co-occur with comfort , while comfort is compatible with drink . |
7 | We have assumed that an unemployed individual must either continue being unemployed or become employed ; withdrawing from the labour force is not an option . |
8 | In making this judgement , I have assumed that an encyclopedia has to meet three essential criteria : it should be easy to use ; have a wide coverage ; and be both accurate and up-to-date . |