Example sentences of "i apologise [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I apologise on behalf of Council to the members of the press who are here , and to the Council officers who have to endure this and I am only grateful that there are not members of the public here to witness this total farce . |
| 2 | I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause , but I am sure you will understand the need to protect the place from fire or desecration . |
| 3 | ‘ I apologise for disturbing you . |
| 4 | I apologise for the delay in response — we had to track down which university you were at ! |
| 5 | Thank you for your letter of 19 May and I apologise for having taken so long to reply . |
| 6 | ‘ I apologise for this mess , ’ said Dotty . |
| 7 | I did not mean to imply that Guitarist had somehow ‘ hoodwinked ’ the public regarding Eric Johnson 's comments on brass vs chrome jackplugs ; if you felt that , I apologise for it . |
| 8 | ‘ I apologise for my opinion , ’ announced the loser formally . |
| 9 | This is my son and I apologise for his bad manners . |
| 10 | ‘ I apologise for her . ’ |
| 11 | I apologise for the delay in replying , but I have only just got to the bottom of my ‘ in tray ’ after months of chasing deadlines ! |
| 12 | I apologise for this error . |
| 13 | ‘ I apologise for keeping you out of bed . ’ |
| 14 | I apologise for any upset it 's caused you . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Master Clerk , ’ she began , ‘ I apologise for my outburst but , despite what has happened , this is a convent . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I apologise for that . ’ |
| 17 | I apologise for any confusion . ’ |
| 18 | I apologise for any inconvenience caused . |
| 19 | I apologise for the delay in replying to you . |
| 20 | I apologise for the delay in replying . |
| 21 | I apologise for the delay in replying to you . |
| 22 | ‘ I apologise for laughing , but you must admit it is rather amusing . |
| 23 | ‘ Monsieur Dacourt , ’ Francis announced in perfect English , ‘ I apologise for the tardy arrival and abrupt interruption of your eloquent speech by Akim and his cats . |
| 24 | I apologise for not being on the Front Bench for the debate . |
| 25 | I apologise for taking up the time of the House . |
| 26 | I apologise for not giving way , but I am sure that the House will understand . |
| 27 | I apologise for the fact that I heard only about 40 minutes of the Minister of Agriculture 's speech . |
| 28 | I apologise for the error . |
| 29 | As the hon. Member for Dagenham ( Mr. Gould ) said earlier — I apologise for referring to him when he is not in his place — there are 7 million single-person households in this country . |
| 30 | I apologise for the length of this letter but I do believe that it is essential that you have a clear understanding of what it is we are to do . |