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
Recollecting herself, she said: "I beg your pardon, Mr. Simmons, I am interrupting you."
From Time Magazine Archive
"I beg your pardon," he replied haughtily, "I am a Black man from Nigeria."
From Time Magazine Archive
Then he turned back to his chess board and said to the man he was playing with, "I beg your pardon ... is it my move?"
From Time Magazine Archive
“I’m sorry. It was presumptuous to come here and I beg your pardon, but I swear to you I meant no disrespect. I only wanted to help you.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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