Example sentences of "be sorry that " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are sorry that she wo n't be seen by more but it just has not been possible . |
| 2 | We are sorry that Mr Blake is ill , and sorry , too , that he has been misled into thinking that experiments on mice can tell anyone anything about a human being . |
| 3 | If you are sorry that you can not be of assistance , then you should say so . |
| 4 | We are sorry that we can not prove a cause and effect conclusively , but suspect that the hemiparesis could be a reaction related to sumatriptan and suggest that intra-cerebral binding sites of sumatriptan should perhaps be studied more closely . |
| 5 | So we are sorry that we must restrict admittance to handicapped persons able to walk . |
| 6 | A spokesman for Army HQ , Scotland said : ‘ We are sorry that funding has been withdrawn , as it was a facility which was successful for soldiers . ’ |
| 7 | The home bowler of the series was Colin Croft with twenty-four wickets at under 19 , and few English batsmen will have been sorry that he played in only two rubbers against them . |
| 8 | and I 'd always been sorry that my dad told us , you know . |
| 9 | I believe the lemon accentuated the tart , refreshing character of the beer , and I am sorry that it is so rarely seen in Germany today . |
| 10 | Sir : I am sorry that John Torode ( 3 October ) found the Salman Rushdie seminar ‘ dispiriting ’ , and even more sorry that he perceives in it the birth of a ‘ dangerously illiberal orthodoxy ’ . |
| 11 | Mr Neill , whose grandfather founded the company , said : ‘ I am sorry that in the future I will not have any shares in the company that bears my surname . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I am sorry that I could not spare you . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I am sorry that I am late this morning , Mr Tranter , ’ she said . |
| 14 | I am sorry that we have misplaced the Blackpool NDB by .87 of a nautical mile , but we will be correcting it in our free amendment , and at least it gives Mr. Allan something to be caustic about . |
| 15 | ‘ I am sorry that at some stage you will find yourself having to meet this additional burden . ’ |
| 16 | I am sorry that Gale Stanley lost her life because she could n't get a donor and I know how her mum and dad must feel . |
| 17 | Very shortly after that the barrister said ( also in the presence of the jury ) , ‘ I am sorry that it is not possible to comply with the jury 's request , but I accept your Honour 's ruling and the thinking that lies behind it . ’ |
| 18 | Mr Sproat arose and declared : ‘ I am sorry that I feel compelled to enter a gently discordant note into the debate . ’ |
| 19 | I am sorry that they went . |
| 20 | And I am sorry that this day has come . |
| 21 | ‘ I am sorry that I have been so ungrateful in the past for your many generous acts , ’ it began . |
| 22 | I am sorry that I have made them |
| 23 | It read , Dear Sir Geoffrey , I am sorry that I was out of the office when you telephoned this afternoon . |
| 24 | I am sorry that I had to deceive you just now ; I am from the Military Police Special Investigation Branch . ’ |
| 25 | He said , ‘ I never meant to frighten you and I am sorry that I did , truly sorry . |
| 26 | I am sorry that I can not be more helpful . |
| 27 | I am sorry that it has taken longer to respond to your recent telephone call than I had expected , but I have now examined all the papers relating to this matter and have re-visited Captains Road . |
| 28 | I am sorry that the Labour party 's chief spokesman on health did not rise to respond to these matters . |
| 29 | I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman still does not understand that the whole drive behind the reforms is to back the general practitioner 's decision with money so that choice becomes reality . |
| 30 | I am sorry that the Prime Minister is continuing to run away from the electorate . |