Example sentences of "[adv] [been] assumed that the " in BNC.

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1 It has long been assumed that the origins of many adult disorders lie somewhere in childhood or earlier events .
2 It has always been assumed that the bony orbitosphenoid of amphisbaenians evolved from the flimsy cartilage of lizards by the straightforward ossification of cartilage — the process whereby nearly all bones are formed during the embryonic development of any animal .
3 A downturn of the lips : ‘ Glynn women have never figured in wills ; it has always been assumed that the men would look after them along with their other properties . ’
4 In the past it has always been assumed that the wall followed the same line as its medieval successor .
5 On the other hand , since nearly 80 per cent of the nation were illiterate in early NEP , consisting of a disorganized and fragmented peasantry , it has often been assumed that the actions of this class have been both unreflective and ineffective .
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