Example sentences of "and assume [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Silvia continued to inflict on her that look of pained horror , Ronni folded her arms and assumed a school-teacherish expression . |
| 2 | Of course our Rona — ’ Peggy pulled a long face and assumed a refined tone as she went on , ‘ She 'll be sweeping the counter with those eyelashes of hers in that demure virgin-like way , and the poor bods 'll rush like lambs to the slaughter . |
| 3 | On conclusion Lydia found her speech distressingly girlish and assumed a severe expression . |
| 4 | But this maximal definition went beyond the framework of the ZOPFAN scheme and assumed an anti-Western colouring in its talk of foreign monopolies . |
| 5 | While in his view Truth need not assume shape or form at any time , yet when it is made to do so in order to meet specific human needs it is called Iśvara or God and assumes a personal connotation . |
| 6 | Once again he backtracks and assumes a larger unity in which conflict takes place . |
| 7 | Delivery performance is particularly poignant and assumes a high visibility . |
| 8 | The destruction of the Ealdorman Brihtnoth and his followers by the Danish invaders of England in 991 was the occasion for the poem on the Battle of Maldon , which is firmly in the tradition of the German heroic lay : it records and assumes the overriding virtue of loyalty between a lord and his followers . |
| 9 | On the south-western part of the circuit though , the line of the later wall departs from that of the early bank , here made of clay and gravel , and assumes an outer course . |
| 10 | Would the balance of power tilt further ; would the liberal constitution of limited participation and limited intervention be forced to expand outwards and assume a liberal-democratic form in which all adults had the vote ? |
| 11 | The commonest way of doing this is to take the latest available RPI and to assume a constant inflation rate thereafter . |
| 12 | This particular problem also exists for statistical methods since they sample from the language and assume a reliable distribution . |
| 13 | This particular problem also exists for statistical methods since they sample from the language and assume a reliable distribution . |
| 14 | I lie , with my usual breathtaking skill , and assume a fake mantle . |
| 15 | The impact of this resolutely conservative and often authoritarian political ideology can be felt right across the field of social and economic policy where an idealized and homogenized vision of ‘ The Black Community ’ is the object of a discourse that urges it to take care of its own problems and assume the major burden of managing its own public affairs . |
| 16 | If they recovered and were friends she was delighted , and would flirt with them , and assume an easy physicality with them , and sleep with them again maybe , and break their hearts again if given half a chance . |
| 17 | ( 1983 ) have argued that maps based on the European Air Chemistry Network may be misleading in several respects , such as in failing adequately to show the pattern of time variations over the years or the large degree of uncertainty attaching to individual contours , and assuming a geographical homogeneity which is not borne out by detailed calculations with data taken from adjacent sites . |
| 18 | Using the information in Fig. 7.2 for BP and assuming a risk-free rate of interest of 10 per cent we may estimate the call values for an in-the-money option expiring in October with an exercise price of 220p , and an out-of-the-money call with an exercise price of 260p expiring in April : Using Table A1.2 ( page 269 ) we may convert d 1 and d 2 into cumulative probabilities : ( the figure of 0.1819 is arrived at by using the two values in the table that bracket the real value and employing straight-line interpolation ) . |
| 19 | Commenting on its figures ( see page seven ) , Amsterdam-based networking and electrical engineering group Getronics NV says it sees no evidence of market growth , and assuming no major acquisitions occur , its business will grow hardly any faster than in 1992 , when net profit rose 14% ; its investment is expected to remain at the same level as in 1992 , and cash flow is expected to develop on a comparable basis . |
| 20 | Given the demand for borrowing by customers and assuming no offsetting action by the central bank , this increase in bankers ' deposits may lead to an increase in the money supply . |
| 21 | ‘ As cage birds they are as interesting as can possibly be imagined ; for , independently of their highly ornamental appearance , they differ from all the other members of their family that I am acquainted with , in having a most animated and pleasing song ; besides which , they are constantly billing , cooing , and feeding each other , and assuming every possible variety of graceful position . |
| 22 | However , given that in our earlier prevalence study the township of residence of 173 users was not known , and assuming an intermediate ratio of 3:1 for these users , we can calculate that there are an additional 692 users . |