Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] assumed that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was just assumed that she had some ulterior motive in coming here , and she was n't allowed to defend herself . |
| 2 | It was generally assumed that they would probably prove to be complementary to each other , but what the optimum mix would be was far from clear . |
| 3 | It was always assumed that they would get a job , a home , a wife and children , in that order . |
| 4 | Well , I was always going to be an artist and it was always assumed that I would leave South Africa and go to somewhere like Italy and study at an art school . |
| 5 | ‘ This list of rare plants in Durham turned up in various correspondences , but it was always assumed that it was Stephen Robson 's list , ’ says Alec . |