Example sentences of "[pron] assume that a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I assumed that a medieval abbey had been restored , as at Holy Cross . |
| 2 | In doing so , he broke the ‘ fourth wall ’ rule , which assumes that an invisible wall separates the studio/TV audience from the home of the sitcom family . |
| 3 | There are , however , some men who assume that a single mother must be looking for a husband . |
| 4 | One assumes that a subsiding island originally possessed merely a fringing reef . |
| 5 | Yet , at the same time , why do we assume that a technological civilization will have the slightest desire to quest among the stars ? |
| 6 | The trap is that we assume that a broad market means a less specialised product at a low price . |
| 7 | Too often we assume that a lower price makes the buyer happier . |
| 8 | An alternative notation which may sometimes be more convenient is ( 5 ) , with square brackets marking the fact that this word-meaning is taken to match an entity : If , however , the mind does not feel that BOTTLES is sufficiently specific to identify the target of its attention , then the identification may be extended as in ( 6 ) , where we adopt a plain arrowhead as our representation of qualification : We assume that a qualified entity remains an entity ( see Appendix B ) , and this can more conveniently be represented by our alternative notation as in : It is quite important to stress the retention of the same subscript i in ( 7 ) . |
| 9 | Thus , even if we assume that a significant proportion are well supported either by relatives or by services purchased with their own money , it is highly probable that personal social services see only the tip of an iceberg of unmet needs . |
| 10 | The trouble with all of these theories of Broca 's aphasia , and others like them , is that they assume that a single deficit is involved , i.e. that the syndrome is a ‘ theoretical syndrome ’ ; and it is becoming increasingly clear that this is not so . |
| 11 | It assumes that a single factor can be found that correlates closely with demand . |
| 12 | It assumes that an easy consensus can be achieved about the nature of the problem and its resolution , when this is rarely the case . |
| 13 | Since Poulantzas insists on an objective analysis of classes , and since he assumes that a satisfactory definition ought to characterise all classes without exception , he rejects historicism on the grounds that it has failed to escape from the problematic of individualism . |
| 14 | let us assume that a full report , with virtually nothing excluded , is laid before the House . |