Example sentences of "might be forgiven for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An uninformed reader of ‘ Safety : the perils of self-regulation ’ might be forgiven for concluding that the powers that be and their executive arm , the Health and Safety Executive , had been less than wholehearted in promoting and enforcing safety ( Talking Point , 12 January ) . |
| 2 | Looking at the state of tax law in the UK , one might be forgiven for concluding that the effect is extremely limited . |
| 3 | Visitors to Chris Martin 's house in Cheltenham might be forgiven for shivering at all the slithering going on among the selection of snakes which share his semi . |
| 4 | The naive observer might be forgiven for believing that this contrast has something to do with the different weight given by members of the academic community to their research interests compared with their ‘ teaching interests ’ ( the very awkwardness of the term makes the point ) . |
| 5 | Looking at the overall position , farmers might be forgiven for seeing little to cheer in these figures . |
| 6 | But one might be forgiven for doubting if this is the most likely cause of the toxic side-effects of direct drilling ! |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Cynical readers might be forgiven for thinking that concentrating on the minutiae of standards is a convenient way of avoiding the subject of how the industry is faring in a depressed market — but they would be wrong . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | The rather woolly nature of these claims aside , readers might be forgiven for wondering why , if the Cuk converter offers so many desirable features , it is not more commonly used . |
| 17 | At the moment the opening screen looks a little blank and you might be forgiven for wondering what comes next . |
| 18 | The misspelled client might be forgiven for wondering whether his interests are really being looked after . |
| 19 | But the traditionally minded researcher might be forgiven for asking what these two distinct approaches have to do with politics , for both of them in their own ways have argued major political components of regions and regionalism out of court . |
| 20 | ‘ The public might be forgiven for asking if there are any ethics in PR , ’ he said . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , she had been forced to agree with Geoffrey , her vicar , when , after a local deanery chapter meeting , he 'd said that a stranger might be forgiven for supposing that the Church of England in south London was staffed by middle-aged ex-lorry drivers , recruited via the Southwark Ordination Course , plus a sprinkling of very young men who had found their accountancy examinations too arduous . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | We might be forgiven for keeping our fingers crossed that the Council Tax will represent a reprieve . |