Example sentences of "[adj] assume [conj] [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since it was to act against hope , it was wrong to assume that defeat was an explicit sign of divine condemnation of a cause from which there could be no recovery . |
| 2 | For example , some assume that mastery is an all-or-nothing state and set the standard at 100 per cent although there is some flexibility depending on the nature of the errors made , if these are few . |
| 3 | And I do n't think that it 's too far-fetched to assume that person is one and the same ! ’ |
| 4 | All the early supplies of penicillin which came to the public were manufactured in America , and , in America at least , it was natural to assume that penicillin was an American discovery . |
| 5 | If the pond level only drops during periods of hot weather it is safe to assume that evaporation is the cause . |