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
"I beg your pardon?" exclaimed an incredulous Jones.
From Time Magazine Archive
TYimble said, “Sir, I beg your pardon, but I will not serve the man.”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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