Sentence examples for be forgiven for saying from inspiring English sources

O'Connor could be forgiven for saying, "Ha!

Roger Federer can be forgiven for saying "done fantastic well", just about, but Tim Henman?

Given the hype in recent years, you might be forgiven for saying Second Life.

The screenwriter Terry Rossio can perhaps be forgiven for saying (in the press notes), "We wanted it to be a very classic, Jane Austen-style, bodice-ripping romance".

Anyway, it's ill-bred to say "I told you so" (although all the people fighting for their own distinctive local communities could be forgiven for saying it today).

Of all America's military enterprises since the Second World War, the one it most resembles — if I may be forgiven for saying so — is the attempted rescue of the American hostages in Iran on April 24 , 1980

I point out that Gary, of all people, could have been forgiven for saying: stuff him.

"One of the best guitar groups who never sold a million…" was what Bradfield said of Pete Astor's band, although most viewers could have been forgiven for saying: "Who that?" While fellow "misfits" such as the Smiths did go on to sell six figures, Astor never quite reached the same heights.

WITH so many grapes grown in so many places around the world, even experts may be forgiven for mistaking, say, a South African sauvignon blanc for a Chilean sauvignon blanc.

But Mackay believes Bellamy can be forgiven for returning to Anfield, saying: "You're talking about Liverpool, which is a huge club".

In theory, declining mileage means less traffic, but motorists can be forgiven for not noticing, Mr. Cheske said.