Example sentences of "be [vb pp] for think " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he arrived with Kylie in London , however , Blamey could have been forgiven for thinking his relationship with the Minogues was to be a short one . |
| 2 | Dropped in , blindfolded , you could have been forgiven for thinking you were in Surrey were it not for the unmistakable twang of the Ulster accent . |
| 3 | It was n't a four-letter word , although when one uttered it , one might have been forgiven for thinking that it was . |
| 4 | He could have been forgiven for thinking that he was God 's gift to acting . |
| 5 | Listening to the debate and the old-fashioned ideas of male supremacy it unearthed , you could have been forgiven for thinking that we were still in the 16th Century . |
| 6 | In the light of this amended agreement , the British LTA might have been forgiven for thinking that it had pre-empted any legal action over its former agreement , which it had sent to Brussels for consideration as long ago as September 1990 . |
| 7 | Such was the enthusiasm generated by the thousands of kids at the game that a passer-by might have been forgiven for thinking that either Take That or New Kids On The Block were performing at Ibrox rather than Scotland 's football team . |
| 8 | With so much good will in the air one might have been forgiven for thinking that there were no differences worth talking about . |
| 9 | In relation to the concept of a new settlement the Department very firmly has an open mind at a time , we 've heard many statements drawing on the various P P G s , and from some of them you might have been excused for thinking that the Department had indeed turned it turned its back on the idea of a n new settlements , knowing that sort of situation we felt it appropriate before the start of this examination to sound out the residents of two Marscham Street |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | His self-deprecating prose — ‘ You may be forgiven for thinking I only like the architecture of the past ’ — is reinforced by videos broadcasting extracts from the television film . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Wander around the centre , and you could be forgiven for thinking that the whole of Leeds was built in Victorian days . |
| 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | You could be forgiven for thinking that a book entitled The Mind of God was a work of theology , but you would be wrong . |
| 17 | Menaggio is a super lakeside resort that feels so untouristy that you could be forgiven for thinking it was just a typical Italian village . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | When you wheel your trolley around the supermarket , you could be forgiven for thinking that our basic foods have n't changed for years . |
| 20 | You 'd be forgiven for thinking that Meany 's camera equipment probably went ‘ crunch ’ on this one . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | In their farm kitchens and workshops you could be forgiven for thinking that time has stood still for 150 years . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Despite the breeding of dogs into such a variety of shapes and sizes that an alien visitor to our planet would be forgiven for thinking them all to be different species , yet these miscellaneous varieties all exhibit the same essential behavioural tendencies as their wolf ancestors . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | ‘ From the outside , you could be forgiven for thinking this whole episode will become very messy . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ From the outside , you could be forgiven for thinking this whole episode will become very messy . ’ |