"It really has nothing to do with it, lieutenant," Bell suddenly assumed an official attitude.

What had made him suddenly assume that Eve's relationship with young Patterson was sexual in nature?

Niall's voice suddenly assumed a practical note as he turned to the occupant of the bed.

"The trial suddenly assumed this symbolic dimension that was beyond the guilt or innocence of the individual defendants," he added.

The Ram suddenly assumed a cold empty feeling around him.

In this emergency, the member afflicted with fidgets suddenly assumed a position of importance.

They could tell if their king was suddenly assuming rights or obligations that were not on the piece of paper.

If that meant suddenly assuming the role of mother to a child she cared nothing about, Dorothy would.

He looked her steadily in the face, and his features suddenly assumed a gentler expression.

However, it would be wrong to suddenly now assume that the Iranian regime's nuclear threat no longer exists.