Example sentences of "and [vb past] for mercy " in BNC.
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| 1 | Flaubert was distressed and begged for mercy , but she gave him no quarter . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ When you saw the gun pointing at you , you realised the murderer 's intention and begged for mercy . |
| 3 | He saw you coming and begged for mercy , not realising that his words were being transmitted and repeated by Michael Banks on stage . |
| 4 | And out of the crowd came this man who knelt before Jesus and pleaded for mercy for his son , an epileptic , who suffered terribly , was a danger to himself and to others . |
| 5 | She flattened it out with her fork , and hoped for mercy : the mercy of no notice taken . |