Example sentences of "could be forgiven [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not easy to think of a precedent , and one could be forgiven for concluding that the notorious obscurity of the poem came about not by the author 's design but accidentally , because the work was the product not of one mind but of two . |
| 2 | Mr Gorbachev could be forgiven for wishing he could plead a diplomatic cold , and steer clear of celebrations where a wake would be more apt . |
| 3 | IME happens to be the Estonian word for ‘ miracle ’ — exactly what is required , you could be forgiven for feeling , if today 's designs are to become reality . |
| 4 | With over 60 per cent of the French market tied up between them , the Peugeot-Citroen group and Renault could be forgiven for thinking they had little to worry about . |
| 5 | Wander around the centre , and you could be forgiven for thinking that the whole of Leeds was built in Victorian days . |
| 6 | You could be forgiven for remembering John Gould as a brilliant painter of birds — that 's exactly what he would have wanted . |
| 7 | For readers already familiar with the transmogrification of Sheffield from the Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire to something altogether more ‘ pragmatic ’ , you could be forgiven for believing that the drama unfolding around the boardroom table was just one more step along this route , with committed socialists playing the stock market with the best of them . |
| 8 | Faldo , who has a feud-ridden history with some members of the AGW , could be forgiven for thinking that this is yet another example of a lack of sympathy with his cause . |
| 9 | You could be forgiven for thinking that a book entitled The Mind of God was a work of theology , but you would be wrong . |
| 10 | Menaggio is a super lakeside resort that feels so untouristy that you could be forgiven for thinking it was just a typical Italian village . |
| 11 | Indeed , the visitor could be forgiven for being a little disappointed , although when it is floodlit at night the theatre very much comes to life . |
| 12 | When you wheel your trolley around the supermarket , you could be forgiven for thinking that our basic foods have n't changed for years . |
| 13 | In their farm kitchens and workshops you could be forgiven for thinking that time has stood still for 150 years . |
| 14 | Faced with France 's multicoloured vision of IT , observers could be forgiven for thinking other nations are still preoccupied with the small-screen black-and-white , version . |
| 15 | YOU COULD be forgiven for not having heard of the Treaty of TIatelolco . |
| 16 | Mike Vater could be forgiven for thinking we were running around like headless chickens but he was visibly relieved when the trailer back came down and the stove and dinner emerged . |
| 17 | For surely they could be forgiven for believing that a prince 's promise to pay later must be firmer than a pauper 's ? |
| 18 | Jamie Spence 's caddie could be forgiven for taking a week off , especially since he was getting married . |
| 19 | Boogie 's descriptions of the sounds are very accurate , too ; the ‘ British ’ settings really are very good indeed , and on occasion you could be forgiven for thinking you were indeed playing through a Bletchley-built stack . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | If you believe in cycle theories , you could be forgiven for thinking a big one is due about now : the last big quakes have occurred in 1633 , 1703 , 1782 , 1853 and 1923 . |
| 22 | The other girls could be forgiven for being depressed — after all , they were facing a racing dynamo , who seemed indestructible , regardless of weather conditions . |
| 23 | ‘ From the outside , you could be forgiven for thinking this whole episode will become very messy . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ From the outside , you could be forgiven for thinking this whole episode will become very messy . ’ |
| 25 | AS England 's most capped and successful scrum-half , Richard Hill could be forgiven for swapping his boots for a pair of slippers and gazing with fond memories at a trophy cabinet bulging with evidence of a career full of top honours . |
| 26 | Walking down the light and airy aisles of this superstore , one could be forgiven for mistaking the piles of Novell Netware for so many boxes of Monopoly piled high on the shelves . |
| 27 | Ten years later , and you could be forgiven for thinking you 'd stumbled into Liberace 's Grotto . |
| 28 | He was just non compos mentis most of the time and there were times when you could be forgiven for forgetting that he was a woefully sick man . |
| 29 | Donard is the highest mountain in all of Ulster , and you could be forgiven for believing it to be the highest in the world when viewed from Newcastle . |
| 30 | YOU could be forgiven for thinking that pop star Yazz is off to study . |