Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] assume that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But still , we did have several holidays together and I had assumed that one day we would get married .
2 In other words , you have to assume that these kind of arrangements will become a permanent feature .
3 Because we think it so characteristic of human activity , we tend to assume that tool-using behaviour must demand special , exceptional intellectual skills .
4 We tend to assume that significant rituals are only found in ‘ primitive ’ societies and in state ceremonies such as the Coronation .
5 Of course there are naturally occurring fish which are monochrome orange , white or yellow — in the African Rift Lakes , for example — and we have to assume that these fish gain some advantage , and certainly no disadvantage , from their coloration .
6 We have to assume that this point is in some sense typical .
7 They have assumed that certain methods were not available to them .
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