Example sentences of "not assume that they " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not unusual for children to recite happily from one to ten in a number rhyme or as they play , but the teacher does not assume that they can therefore use number or count . |
| 2 | At the same time , it is argued , the increasing demand for competitively gained qualifications means that children from middle-class families can not assume that they will avoid downward mobility . |
| 3 | Encountering the first pair of sentences in the context in which they occur , the reader does not assume that they describe a connected sequence of events and consequently does not interpret the potential linguistic cues ( like groom — he ) as referring to the same entity . |
| 4 | Since standard English and Irish English syntactic forms do not mark the same temporal and aspectual distinctions , we can not assume that they are embedded in the same underlying grammar . |
| 5 | Just because the technology offers exciting possibilities , we can not assume that they will be realised . |
| 6 | Plaintiffs should not assume that they are entitled to be " whitewashed " by a defendant who has paid them merely nominal damages , and it would be more satisfactory if judges made some enquiries of the parties before they approve statements which are made as matters of public record . |