beg to be excused

Example Sentences

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I must stop now, as I fear I have already let my pen run on for too long, and must beg to be excused for this voluminous letter.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 by Benson, Arthur Christopher

"I beg to be excused," was the reply.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 by Various

Ages seemed to have passed before she was able to rise slowly, to smile, to beg to be excused a moment.

From The Heart of Thunder Mountain by Fischer, Anton Otto

Only I must beg to be excused from Arthur's company.

From Gertrude's Marriage by Heimburg, W.

Of my personal experience in this particular I beg to be excused from writing.

From The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier by Bronson, Edgar Beecher