never mind vs pardon me

never mind

verb
  • It is not important; do not fret; used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said. 

  • Do not be concerned (about someone or something, or about doing something). 

  • Indicates a withdrawal or retractment of a previous statement. 

  • Let alone; much less. 

pardon me

phrase
  • Polite expression used to soften a contradiction. 

  • Polite expression to ask someone to repeat an utterance. 

  • Sorry; said as an apology. 

How often have the words never mind and pardon me occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )