Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] to assume [conj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , you have to assume that these kind of arrangements will become a permanent feature . |
| 2 | Because we think it so characteristic of human activity , we tend to assume that tool-using behaviour must demand special , exceptional intellectual skills . |
| 3 | We tend to assume that significant rituals are only found in ‘ primitive ’ societies and in state ceremonies such as the Coronation . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | We have to assume that this point is in some sense typical . |