Example sentences of "might be excused for " in BNC.
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1 | One might be excused for wondering what the aged poet really believed . |
2 | For instance , someone contemplating a sentence like the following ( from an issue of Women 's Journal ) might be excused for suspecting that so-called ‘ natural gender ’ is natural only if one happens to be male : |
3 | The cynic might be excused for observing that although these ideals should be met , they are impossible to realise . |
4 | You might be excused for thinking , at first sight , that the lamprey is a true fish . |
5 | AS the Chancellor prepares for his budget next month and contemplates the unenviable situation in which he finds himself , he might be excused for thinking that it might have been better to move last September . |
6 | AS the Chancellor prepares for his budget next month and contemplates the unenviable situation in which he finds himself , he might be excused for thinking that it might have been better to move last September . |