Example sentences of "[pron] apologised for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had my old measurements and I apologised for all that I was doing to his calculations . |
| 2 | I apologised for slamming the car boot down upon it and commenting churlishly upon its perkiness and assumed that since ferns grew in the wild and my great aunt had had a whole conservatory of them , they were not difficult to rear . |
| 3 | I apologised for being curt with the lecherous one and said that maybe we 'd meet for a drink . |
| 4 | When I apologised for dragging him into this , there was no bitterness in his gracious reply . ’ |
| 5 | I remember coming into the store one Saturday at five minutes to four , I apologised for being so late and you said to me ‘ That 's alright Sir , we only shoot the last three ’ . |
| 6 | He greeted the Sheikha formally ; she apologised for troubling him and explained the problem . |
| 7 | Then she apologised for her mask , which was indeed extraordinary , and said it was the custom of her people . |
| 8 | All the same that evening in the dressing-room she shared with Babs Osborne and Dawn Allenby she apologised for being in the way . |
| 9 | She apologised for the mess , wiping her hands on her apron and then shaking my hand while I said how sorry I 'd been to hear . |
| 10 | She apologised for being early , but Helen said , ‘ I was expecting you . |
| 11 | Frederica wondered whether Caroline knew the Scarborough story , and , if so , whether it was known as a joke or as something apologised for . |
| 12 | He apologised for having failed to assess the extent of corruption and abuse of power . |
| 13 | He apologised for having failed to assess the extent of corruption and abuse of power . |
| 14 | He apologised for having failed to assess the extent of corruption and abuse of power . |
| 15 | In a very matter-of-fact voice he apologised for the shut down , due to engine failure , adding laconically that he had left ten thousand pounds worth of tyres on the runway . |
| 16 | He is well respected and popular , as was shown when Mr Major and the Commons voiced their confidence in him earlier this year when he apologised for singing on Irish TV hours after an IRA atrocity . |
| 17 | ‘ He apologised for the short notice . |
| 18 | ‘ And he apologised for leaving , at a time when she needed him . ’ |
| 19 | He apologised for trying to blame them over the Tories ' economic blunders . |
| 20 | He apologised for his intrusion . |
| 21 | He apologised for the incident and paid some money into the common fund . |
| 22 | He apologised for NeXTStep 3.0 being 60 days late , claimed that Mach is object-oriented and that a bit of Unix is only dragged along in NeXT for compatibility . |
| 23 | He apologised for the damp and she shook her head . |
| 24 | He apologised for having suggested they were bought at Woolworths . |
| 25 | Several times he apologised for using what was perhaps the wrong word . |
| 26 | From the pulpit , he apologised for his old hatred of all whites , and spoke of his new vision of God 's multi-racial world . |
| 27 | His visit , during which he apologised for the French role in the Rainbow Warrior affair , marked a considerable improvement in bilateral relations [ see p. 38153 ; but see also p. 38345 for New Zealand condemnation of the honouring of the French agent involved in the Rainbow Warrior affair ] . |
| 28 | He apologised for disturbing her . |
| 29 | It apologised for his distress , adding : ‘ We have recently re-staffed the Middlesbrough office and although we take great care in choosing recruits , unfortunately occasionally people do let you down . |