excuse somebody for something

So you'll have to excuse us for a few minutes.

Of course, it was not so nice at the end, but I can excuse them for that.

"If you men will excuse me for a few minutes?"

"Do you mind if I excuse myself for a minute?"

"Now I'm going to ask you to excuse me for a minute or two."

And now, if you'll excuse me for an hour or so, I have to do a little shopping.

I hope you ladies will excuse me for a moment.

He wanted to be excused for everything that would happen.

And I beg you to excuse him from any further work like today's for at least a week or so.

Not only that, but remember how he excused himself for a few minutes?