Sentence examples for be forgiven for expecting from inspiring English sources
The band could be forgiven for expecting a warm welcome.
Given all that, we could be forgiven for expecting the worst from Corbijn's film.
Fans would be forgiven for expecting to find the venue still being built.
The public might be forgiven for expecting something more, or something faster.
Given this novel's unsettling title, one could be forgiven for expecting a mortal soul to be compromised at some point.
Men like Trimble could be forgiven for expecting a warmer reception; Baltimore's pro-Southern population was a passionate lot.
After the breakout success of Bridesmaids, one could have been forgiven for expecting a slew of cash-ins, but, unusually for Hollywood, little more in the way of female-friendly comic entertainment has so far emerged.
After the travails of 2012 and unedifying (read: despicable) scuffles between fans and players in March, you would have been forgiven for expecting total meltdown as the club prepares for life in Série B. Things have panned out rather differently.
BALTIMORE — When the Baltimore Orioles loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the 13th inning of a tied game on Thursday afternoon, only to squander their opportunity, the team's long-deprived fans would have been forgiven for expecting something miserable to immediately follow.
And with Bolton suffering a wretched run of five straight home defeats - their worst run in 109 years - Chelsea fans would have been forgiven for expecting a comfortable win.
You'd be forgiven for half expecting to find Lenny, Squiggy, Laverne or Shirley tucked into a corner booth, nursing a round of cold Shotz.
