Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for think that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SOME READERS may be forgiven for thinking that aeronautics began with the Wright Brothers . |
| 2 | But nursing could be forgiven for thinking that life — and thus the amount of change it has to cope with — is getting a bit too hectic . |
| 3 | YOU 'D be forgiven for thinking that LES AMANTS DU PONT NEUF ( Cert 18 ; W.E. ) — translated it means ‘ Lovers on the Pont Neuf ’ — would be all hearts and flowers . |
| 4 | He wrote : ‘ To judge by a lot of the stuff written about bands like U2 , you 'd be forgiven for thinking that rock starts are the new Messiahs . |
| 5 | In their farm kitchens and workshops you could be forgiven for thinking that time has stood still for 150 years . |
| 6 | Someone from a different culture , or world , visiting our society could be excused for thinking that crime was a basic , ever-present feature of our everyday lives . |