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385 examples of Pardon in a sentence

Time to drink in life's sunshine - time to listen to the AEolian music that the wind of God draws from the human heart-strings around us - time to -I beg your pardon, really.
When he spread more than pint of water over one of those dresses, he would give a pleasant little laugh, and say:"I beg your pardon, I'm sure;" and offer them his handkerchief to wipe it off with.
I beg your pardon.
And I polished up the floor - no, dash it - I beg your pardon - funny thing, I can't think of that line.
"I really beg your pardon," he stammered confusedly, "but I took you for a friend of mine!"Harris thought it was lucky for him the man had not mistaken him for a relation, or he would probably have been drowned outright.
None of us spoke for a while; but, at length, George turned to the new comer, and said:"I beg your pardon, I hope you will forgive the liberty that we - perfect strangers in the neighbourhood - are taking, but my friend here and myself would be so much obliged if you would tell us how you caught that trout up there."
It was my mistake; you will please to pardon it."
"This is a question, I conceive, Major Dunwoodie has no right to ask.""Your pardon, sir; my feelings may have led me into an impropriety."
"Your pardon, sir," added Wellmere, very ungraciously proceeding to lay aside his coat, and exhibit what he called a wounded arm.
"Your pardon, sir," repeated the colonel stiffly.
"If you can pardon the rudeness," said the wounded officer, making a feeble effort to raise his body, "I would request to have Captain Lawton's company for a moment."
First helping himself, therefore, to a little of his favorite bottle, he replied with admirable coolness,-"Colonel Wellmere, your pardon; Major Dunwoodie owes his allegiance to the confederated states of North America, and where he owes it he pays it.
But," bowing to Dunwoodie, "your pardon, sir; here is the commanding officer; to him you will please address yourself."
Frances stopped short in her walk, and turned on him a look of so much purity and feeling, that, heart-stricken, Dunwoodie would have knelt at her feet for pardon; but motioning him for silence, she once more spoke:-"Hear me, Major Dunwoodie, for the last time: it is a bitter knowledge when we first discover our own inferiority; but it is a truth that I have lately learned.
But Washington has the power to extend it, or to pardon."
"I beg pardon in his name, Major Dunwoodie," said the subaltern; "but, like myself, he was in error.
When we told him of your kind language, he at once assured us all that you had the power, and, if you had promised, would have the inclination, to procure Henry's pardon."
Major Dunwoodie is mistaken when he says that I might openly have procured his pardon.
Two hours will take me through the hills; and by noon to-morrow I will return with Washington's pardon for your brother, and Henry will help to enliven our nuptials."
This funeral stopped the further growth of one thing--the petition to the governor for Injun Joe's pardon.
My true name is so well known in the records or registers at Newgate, and in the Old Bailey, and there are some things of such consequence still depending there, relating to my particular conduct, that it is not be expected I should set my name or the account of my family to this work; perhaps, after my death, it may be better known; at present it would not be proper, no not though a general pardon should be issued, even without exceptions and reserve of persons or crimes.
Yes, they said, they could spare her well enough, and the sister begged pardon for asking, which they did but of mere course, without any meaning.
'I don't jest, madam,' says Robin.'We'll come and beg your pardon, madam; and your blessing, madam, and my father's.'
'Then, my dear,' said he, 'I resolved to have confessed all the circumstances of my own affairs to you, and let you know I had indeed made use of these artifices to obtain your consent to marry me, but had now nothing to do but ask to your pardon, and to tell you how abundantly, as I have said above, I would endeavour to make you forget what was past, by the felicity of the days to come.''Truly,' said I to him, 'I find you would soon have conquered me; and it is my affliction now, that I am not in a condition to let you see how easily I should have been reconciled to you, and have passed by all the tricks you had put upon me, in recompense of so much good-humour.
I ask your pardon with the greatest sincerity; I am the most miserable of men, in having deluded you.
Again I sincerely ask your pardon, and will do so as often as I shall ever think of you.
My comrade, having the brand of an old offender, was executed; the young offender was spared, having obtained a reprieve, but lay starving a long while in prison, till at last she got her name into what they call a circuit pardon, and so came off.
It is true that when she was gone, and had not opened mouth to tell what she knew, my governess was easy as to that point, and perhaps glad she was hanged, for it was in her power to have obtained a pardon at the expense of her friends; but on the other hand, the loss of her, and the sense of her kindness in not making her market of what she knew, moved my governess to mourn very sincerely for her.
When they had done this, and could find nothing, they asked my pardon for troubling me, and went down.
Flanders, meaning me, though it would save her life, which indeed was true--I say, considering all this, they allowed her to be transported, which was the utmost favour she could obtain, only that the Court told her that if she could in the meantime produce the said Mrs. Flanders, they would intercede for her pardon; that is to say, if she could find me out, and hand me, she should not be transported.
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