Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] will excuse [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gets right under my skirts if you 'll excuse the expression . |
| 2 | Colleagues , I would say , and if you 'll excuse the expression , I do n't think this C E C knows its arse from its elbow . |
| 3 | You 'll have to bear with me David , I think you 're only the second person I 've ever had , if you 'll excuse the expression , in this studio . |
| 4 | Did you know that almost all modern dentures are made by polymerising methyl methacrylate ? the name is a bit of a mouthful ( if you 'll excuse the pun ) , and is better known by the acronym MMA . |
| 5 | ‘ The snow 's very loose on the Wildhorn at this time of year and all it took was a small charge to start the ball rolling , if you 'll excuse the pun . |
| 6 | There may be more to this than meets the eye ( if you 'll excuse the pun ) as just once in a while I have taken zander during the daytime in water that has been so clear that I would have rated my chances as zero . |
| 7 | He is taking their eyes , if you 'll excuse the pun , off their situation and condition , off their blindness , off their need , off the miracle even , and he 's directing it to themself . |
| 8 | And the other fear , of course , was that the cost of fuel is going to go out literally through the roof , if you 'll excuse the pun , erm that does n't seem to have happened , so again presumably they the tour operators will be able to hold prices , certainly as far as the flights are concerned ? |