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excuse (verb)

Sense A (forgive)

number	active	passive
1	SCU + VHC_act
2	SCU + VHC_act + NP	NP + VHC_pass \| (+ by_phrase)
	SCU + VHC_act + NP's_V-ing
	SCU + VHC_act + NP_V-ing
3	SCU + VHC_act + NP + as_NP	NP + VHC_pass + as_NP \| (+ by_phrase)
	SCU + VHC_act + NP + as_V-ing	NP + VHC_pass + as_V-ing \| (+ by_phrase)
	SCU + VHC_act + NP + by_V-ing	NP + VHC_pass + by_V-ing \| (+ by_phrase)
	SCU + VHC_act + NP + for_NP	NP + VHC_pass + for_NP \| (+ by_phrase)
	SCU + VHC_act + NP + for_V-ing	NP + VHC_pass + for_V-ing \| (+ by_phrase)

Sense B (allow)

number	active	passive
3	SCU + VHC_act + NP₁ + NP₂	NP₁ + VHC_pass + NP₂ \| (+ by_phrase)
	SCU + VHC_act + NP + from_NP	NP + VHC_pass + from_NP \| (+ by_phrase)
	SCU + VHC_act + NP + from_V-ing	NP + VHC_pass + from_V-ing \| (+ by_phrase)

Sense X1

number	active	passive
2	SCU + VHC_act + NP	NP + VHC_pass \| (+ by_phrase)