Example sentences of "[to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quite as remarkable as the original display of ill temper was the graciousness which prompted him to apologize for it . |
| 2 | I am standing on platform eleven at London 's Liverpool Street station , listening to a British Rail Tannoy announcement , delivered as dispassionately and routinely as an abattoir attendant 's delivering a bolt through the skull of yet another helpless , terrified , steer : ‘ British Rail would like to apologize for the late running of the six-thirty to Lowestoft . |
| 3 | We should not have to apologize for a vow of celibacy . |
| 4 | He delivered a strong attack on Paisley and sent his Minister for Home Affairs to the General Assembly to apologize for the demonstration and to promise that ‘ the Government will take all possible steps to put a recurrence of such indignities to the Head of this great church and his distinguished guests ’ . |
| 5 | Franco Ferrero wishes to apologize for the delay in sending out his Kayak & Mountain brochure but by now it should be on the way to all who requested it . |
| 6 | We are all far too inclined to apologize for ourselves . |
| 7 | Presumably he had in mind — nothing else would have been reconcilable with his profession of non-violence — not so much killing as bravely standing up to be killed , but the position was one he felt constrained to apologize for later . |
| 8 | When I actually began to realize that there were advantages to being gay , that changed my whole attitude — up till then I had always thought of it as something to be sorry for , to apologize for . |
| 9 | It was not intended to give this impression , and we take this opportunity to make that clear and to apologize for any embarrassment caused . |
| 10 | They appeared to apologize for their pitiable weaknesses , instead of forming themselves into a counter attack . |
| 11 | And I want to apologize for last night , I made an awful ass of myself , I am sorry . ’ |
| 12 | It is like asking a Jew to apologize for being a Jew . ’ |
| 13 | There had already been one heated exchange between herself and the school managers , when Outram had pointedly refused to apologize for introducing controversial subjects . |
| 14 | Oliver pretended to apologize for her . |
| 15 | She followed him up the room , repeating her sympathy and when that did not hold his attention , she began to apologize for her lateness in coming to speak to him about the tragedy . |
| 16 | I just come back er ladies and gentlemen to apologize for this morning 's cock up , I mean it was totally inexcusable of me . |
| 17 | Khasbulatov later appeared on television to apologize for having caused offence . |
| 18 | Only after receiving assurances that the Emperor would neither be embarrassed nor be expected to apologize for atrocities committed by Japanese forces did Miyazawa consent to the visit . |
| 19 | I wish to apologize for being mangled . |
| 20 | Even more , she had been quite ready to apologize for the public exhibition she had made of herself , and to ask his forgiveness . |
| 21 | I start to apologize for being held up at work . |
| 22 | Right , first of all I 'd like to apologize for the fact that Alan 's report and my report especially the first half , are very similar . |
| 23 | The demonstrators want Britain to apologize for the executions of nine men who fought for the island 's independence in the fifties . |
| 24 | I was going to apologize for being stupid on Sunday when you both disappeared . |
| 25 | There 's just this , it 's just really funny cos I sound really wrecked yeah and I say look hello , hello look Norwegian people I just want to apologize for all this mess and all this crap on this tape but I mean yeah like you know , fuck it |
| 26 | At this time of year there was n't enough milk anywhere in the village to borrow for more than a few days . |
| 27 | Every company has an implied power to borrow for purposes which are incidental to its business . |
| 28 | Shoppers will have more in their pockets and it will not cost companies vast sums to borrow for expansion . |
| 29 | If this is not possible ( and it usually is n't ) , the golden advice at the present time must be to sell first rather than risk lumbering yourself with the crippling expense of having to borrow for several months or possibly longer . |
| 30 | Are there works which you had hoped to borrow for the exhibition but which are not being made available to you ? |