Example sentences of "[be] [adj] to suppose that a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be wrong to suppose that a depiction on a coin is an exact reproduction of an ancient building , as this is to misunderstand the intentions of the die engraver . |
| 2 | My Lords , if I may revert to the proposition that a person can not consent to the theft of property from himself , it is absurd to suppose that a company consents to the theft of its own property , merely because the thief is for most purposes of the company its directing mind . |
| 3 | It is reasonable to suppose that a sense of what is usual or unusual or noticeable in language is built up from a lifelong experience of linguistic use , so that we are able to affirm with reasonable confidence and without resort to a pocket calculator ( to take a simple case already mentioned ) that Hemingway favours short sentences . |
| 4 | Since it is implausible to suppose that a creature 's understanding of ‘ inside ’ is independent of its manipulative abilities , a kingfisher 's perceptual experience of containment would differ from a chimp 's . |
| 5 | It is difficult to suppose that a core team ( consisting typically of a small group of community mental handicap nurses and social workers ) operates at all like a 20-person team . |