Example sentences of "[vb mod] have been mistake for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must have been mistaken for a deer . " |
| 2 | And which of the men might have been mistaken for a woman ? |
| 3 | If her eyes had not been so bright and alert , she could have been mistaken for a corpse . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |