Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] 'll forgive [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , it might be said that a man in your position , if you 'll forgive the expression , is dieting either because his lover has threatened to leave him if he does n't shed a few pounds or because his lover has left him and he feels a need to , shall we say , freshen up . |
| 2 | In my own defence I can say only that I went along for the ride , as it were , if you 'll forgive the expression , Mr Milton . ’ |
| 3 | Furthermore , if anybody catches you in the club showers , your lover is very likely to end up being blackballed ( if you 'll forgive the phrase ) . |
| 4 | And that 's why it may be a good ten minutes or so before a man can lift a finger ( if you 'll forgive the phrase ) . |
| 5 | Still , it is difficult to imagine this immensely civilised music ever being more persuasively presented , as once again performance ( bar a couple of mild intonation slips in the ‘ Sicut erat ’ of the C major Magnificat ) and production values are ( if you 'll forgive the in-phrase ) truly ‘ state of the art ’ . |
| 6 | It did n't occur to you to let sleeping dogs lie , if you 'll forgive the cliché ? ’ |
| 7 | Where 's the point in that , if you 'll forgive the pun ? |