Example sentences of "[pron] might be forgiven for " in BNC.
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| 1 | You might be forgiven for thinking that the absorption of a stimulant would make you better able to function mentally — but in fact this is far from the truth . |
| 2 | Given all of the above , you might be forgiven for thinking that tennis and fitness are somewhat secondary to the social aspects of the club . |
| 3 | At the moment the opening screen looks a little blank and you might be forgiven for wondering what comes next . |
| 4 | You might be forgiven for thinking that I see an ideal speaker-hearer as someone who relies on everyone else to complete his conversational turns , never finishes a sentence , speaks very quickly and often with his mouth full , never answers questions , always repeats himself , says nothing without hedging , and invariably forgets what he wants to say — but who survives , if only by ending his utterance with a triumphant whatchamacallit . |
| 5 | One might be forgiven for thinking that the bishops ’ letter had something to do with it and that Haughey was intent on constructing an alliance between those heeding the teaching of the hierarchy and the party faithful . |
| 6 | But one might be forgiven for doubting if this is the most likely cause of the toxic side-effects of direct drilling ! |
| 7 | Whereas in classical times , and in the periods of Dante and Milton , there was an accepted ideological structure of religious belief to be accepted , explored or questioned , one might be forgiven for enquiring whether any gods are present in The Prelude . |
| 8 | Looking at the state of tax law in the UK , one might be forgiven for concluding that the effect is extremely limited . |
| 9 | On reading many accounts of evolution one might be forgiven for thinking that its purpose was to produce us , the species Homo sapiens sapiens , in a rerun of the biblical account of creation with the agency of God replaced by the blind force of natural selection . |
| 10 | One might be forgiven for saying that the purpose of all this power , conventional and nuclear , is deterrence : Soviet might is not to be used to strike the enemy but hold him back . |
| 11 | From reading such reports one might be forgiven for thinking that the football terraces ran deep with blood each Saturday and that fans of Manchester United , like Protestants in parts of rural Spain , really do have horns on their heads . |
| 12 | Since the death rate after upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage from all causes rises sharply in the elderly one might be forgiven for assuming that this section of the population has such an appalling outlook that variceal haemorrhage should be most humanely ‘ treated with limited transfusion and sedation . ’ |
| 13 | We might be forgiven for keeping our fingers crossed that the Council Tax will represent a reprieve . |
| 14 | Naturally the glorious weather was a talking point with the General : he might be forgiven for thinking the Micks were a bit blasé about the temperature and the change of scene from London ceremonial duties . |