I beg your pardon
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“The answer somehow slipped from my tongue before I was aware—‘no, sir.’ … ‘sir, I was too plain; I beg your pardon.’
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2016
"I beg your pardon?" exclaimed an incredulous Jones.
From Time Magazine Archive
Recollecting herself, she said: "I beg your pardon, Mr. Simmons, I am interrupting you."
From Time Magazine Archive
He climbs into his neighbor's garden And smiles and says, "I beg your pardon."
From Time Magazine Archive
“Mr. Gideon, I beg your pardon, but this all makes absolutely no sense. Shamblers, here, within the walls?”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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