I beg your pardon

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see under beg to differ.

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How to use I beg your pardon in a sentence

Mahoney helped author the I-STOP legislation based on data his office collected in regard to fraud.
No More Paper Prescriptions: Docs Fight Fraud by Going Electronic|Dale Eisinger|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You must atone, apologize, and beg forgiveness for the thousands of LGBT lives you have taken.
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around|Jay Michaelson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wahlberg filed his petition for a pardon to the governor of Massachusetts on November 26.
LAPD Foundation: Mark Wahlberg Would Make a Good Reserve Cop|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We won an unprecedented pardon from then-President Karzai, and Gulnaz was freed.
We’re Not Done in Afghanistan|Kimberley Motley|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

As of 2012, there are over 523,000 people across the country on Medicaid waiver lists; over 309,000 of those people have I/DD.
Medicaid Will Give You Money for At-Home Care, but You Might Wait Years|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the father had finished, he stabbed his wife, telling her to repent of her sins and to confess to God who would pardon her.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
They competed for it only in order to get a morsel of food, so they would not have to beg it from door to door.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
James I. sent forth his famous "Counterblast" and in the strongest manner condemned its use.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Monsieur le Maire,” said he, “I should like to examine the premises, and beg that you will have the kindness to accompany me.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Clinical study of the blood may be discussed under the following heads: I. Hemoglobin.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd