We still had reason to hope, the doctors assured us.

There was real hope, the doctor assured him on every visit.

The doctor had assured her she could live a rich, full life with a husband and eventually even children.

There would be other changes, the doctors had assured her.

"His doctors assure me that he will be fine in a few weeks or so."

A doctor assured him that there was nothing to worry about.

"I'm so happy to see you up and about," the doctor assured them.

"But she fought," the doctor had assured him as they went over the report together.

"He isn't going to wake up for eight or ten hours," the doctor assured him.

The doctor assured him that he would survive, although she said nothing about his leg.