"I would have preferred it if you simply begged for your life, Colonel," the man said.

But this simply begs a variety of questions.

Some simply beg while others seek paid work.

Thomas almost always agreed to meet visitors from outside-even though experience had shown that most were simply begging for money, one way or another.

This whole plan was simply begging for something to go terribly wrong.

Kick somebody for long enough and eventually they'll simply beg just to be left alone.

The theory simply begs to be tested by computer simulation.

Some consultants suggest leaving it off, but others think the omission simply begs the question.

The report simply begs it to please keep Parliament informed.

They begged me to stop or simply passed out.