Example sentences of "[pron] could have been [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reading this , I could have been forgiven for conjuring up a picture of the Queen Mother settling down comfortably by a television set at Sandringham , perhaps a daughter at her side , a corgi at feet and refreshment to hand , basking in the glow of my birthday tribute to her , and making a mental note to instruct the Private secretary in the morning to send a line of thanks to those concerned . |
| 2 | It was a monumental folly , which could have been made for horror films . |
| 3 | Some well-made metal fish-hooks were found at Gournia ( Figure 36B ) , together with a lead sinker for a fishing line and some stones which could have been used for weighing nets . |
| 4 | Dr Hughes , who said UKOOA would urgently seek views of members on the detailed impact of the moves , pointed out that the changes could mean the industry as a whole losing from £300 million to £400 million in cash flow which could have been used for reinvestment over each of the next two years . |
| 5 | It was such a shock to feel his animosity directed so unwaveringly towards her ; even though , after last night , she could have been prepared for something , she could only gape down at him . |
| 6 | She could have been kidnapped for all I know . |
| 7 | If her eyes had not been so bright and alert , she could have been mistaken for a corpse . |
| 8 | Her eyes were nearer black than brown and she wore woollen knee stockings ; from a distance she could have been mistaken for a child , of either sex . |
| 9 | It altered her appearance considerably , making her look older and quite severe , and in her new black working dress she could have been taken for a widow . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | You could have been forgiven for imagining , that Peter Nicholson had undergone surgery to replace his vocal chords with a megaphone . |
| 13 | Not long ago you could have been prosecuted for owning gold . |
| 14 | You could have been excused for believing that Maradonna had made a come back . |
| 15 | AS the Prince and Princess of Wales sat only a few feet apart in Seoul 's Presidential palace yesterday they could have been mistaken for strangers uncomfortably thrown together . |
| 16 | They could have been tailored for you . |
| 17 | After watching feeble jokes about Norma Major 's voting intentions and Neil Kinnock 's image , I wished it could have been monitored for an injection of humour . |
| 18 | I was glad he chose to wear it , for otherwise , in his shirt-sleeves and braces walking between us , it could have been mistaken for an arrest or at least a ‘ helping with inquiries ’ and the last thing I wanted was a street riot . |
| 19 | Like the rest of the staff , he wore a burgundy-coloured uniform although , apart from his name tag , it could have been taken for a regular formal suit . |
| 20 | He could have been paralysed for life … by a toy which been hired to give him a good time . |
| 21 | He could have been forgiven for thinking that he was God 's gift to acting . |
| 22 | The Prince was sitting quietly there , his hands clasped , staring down at the table , so silent he could have been taken for some studious monk ; his robes , however , were splendid , his fingers covered in precious rings , and his hair and golden beard carefully combed and oiled . |