Example sentences of "assume [conj] [pos pn] [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He assumes that his family is not only as old as the hills , but rather more structural , and that nature , although on the whole a good idea — ‘ a little low , perhaps , when not enclosed with a park-fence ’ — is none the less ‘ dependent for its execution on your great county families ’ . |
| 2 | From the co-operative principle , I also assumed that my neighbour was telling the truth ( there was no evidence that she was lying , hallucinating , or playing a practical joke ) . |
| 3 | Right , erm I 've actually got down that erm you assumed that his wife was n't a tax pay sorry , his wife was n't a tax payer and you assumed that she was n't working but you did actually pick back up on that later that she was n't that she was n't going back to work after having the children so erm tt that is now irrelevant but it was at the time that you were saying it , that you did n't actually pick it up . |
| 4 | He wrote in his 1981 biography : ‘ I assumed that his death was due to an accidental drug overdose . ’ |
| 5 | The annual report of the Scottish Prison Officers ' Association — published today — attacks senior management and declares : ‘ We can only assume that their tactic is to try to negate the role of trade unions within the service . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Given senior management 's reluctance to identify the role of area directors , we can only assume that their tactic is to try to negate the role of trade unions within the service . |
| 7 | • If you 're buying fish which are normally kept in brackish conditions , such as Mollies , Puffers and some Gobies , do n't automatically assume that your dealer is stocking them with added salt . |
| 8 | Again , should you assume that your examiner is an ignoramus and explain everything to him , or can you assume that he is a lawyer so that a hint is sufficient ? |
| 9 | When they can see no end to it they begin to assume that their condition is ongoing and immutable . |
| 10 | He showed particular interest in that subsidence , it 's reasonable to assume that his object was to return to it at a time when there would be no one around to interfere with him . |
| 11 | When , for instance , someone in our family dies , we assume that our bereavement is due to witchcraft . |
| 12 | So when people do not listen to you , do not adopt your suggestion , do not consult you etc , assume that your behaviour was at fault , not theirs . |
| 13 | No I assume that your file is not one of those . |
| 14 | The thesis that moral codes function similarly , despite differences in content , has been analysed within International Relations in the literature on belief-systems.The analysis has been helped by assuming that its task is to explain how belief-systems operate , whereas Winch invites us to understand why they matter . |
| 15 | The process should also give you some idea of what your company spends on printing , or at least producing , documents — it will probably be around 8–10% of your turnover , assuming that your company is n't actually in the publishing business in the first place . |
| 16 | Fortunately , assuming that your model is a collective pitch type , it is possible to reduce the chances of this happening in the early stages by setting up the model in a suitable manner . |
| 17 | For that reason , Sabine had always assumed that her mother was a Parisienne by birth . |
| 18 | For many years American railways appear to have assumed that their goal was the building and running of railways . |
| 19 | Readers may have assumed that your reporter was quoting what Mr Bacon said at the planning appeal inquiry , w here Hambleton 's refusal to allow The Sundial Hotel to be converted into a nursing home was under consideration . |
| 20 | Although he was paid a handsome salary by GE to be a morale booster and public relations spokesman , it should not be assumed that his role was merely that of a glad hander , a retired film star capitalizing on a fading reputation . |