apologised

I said the seats were taken and continued eating. He apologised and took his tray off somewhere else.

Mr McKay has said he did not know the man he swore at was a policeman, and apologised once he realised he was.

She said her husband apologised and promised never to do it again, but she insisted she wanted a divorce.

The man shamed his office, his state, his party and his mother, but he apologised to the president, and the president accepted.

Samsung apologised for "causing concerns" to South Koreans and said that next week it would unveil a reform plan to put the company right.

"The young man came in, apologised and he said it with sincerity so I accepted it readily, " the Blackburn manager said.

Mr Gou apologised repeatedly, and said he had trouble sleeping but would not stop trying to solve the problem.

Five minutes after screaming at me, the same coach, to his credit, walked round the touchline and apologised unreservedly.

"The fact that he came and apologised to me in Sepang sums it up pretty much, " continued Whiting.

KCNA said the pardon was granted after Clinton apologised for the journalists' behaviour.

In an essay written in 1663 he apologised for his curiosity about this "empty, vain and deceitful study" .

The Scot suggested that Wiley was not fit enough to keep up with the game at Old Trafford and has since apologised for his remarks.

When he apologised and proposed meeting up later that week , I said no .

He apologised to IMF staff and his wife, French TV personality Anne Sinclair.

It apologised to the men this week after French prosecutors found that a crucial piece of evidence had been falsified.

Habitat has since deleted the offending messages, which it claims were posted by an unnamed intern, and apologised.

I think it was a bit tongue-in-cheek, it wasn't his creation and he has apologised unreservedly to the referee.

The head of Goldman Sachs has apologised for the Wall Street titan's role in helping to create the financial crisis.

"America is a forgiving society, and he came out and apologised immediately, " Brown said.

The company finally apologised on Sunday, after US lawmakers demanded information about what the company knew, and when.

The BBC has apologised after a radio presenter said the Queen had died.

Journalists revealed that Mr Kamprad had backed a Swedish fascist group in his youth; he apologised in an open letter.

Then in Turkey, the president "apologised some more" by talking of "strained trust" between the US and the Muslim world.

The spokesman said: "We have apologised to Mr Boddingham and are making him a replacement slipper of the right dimensions. "

Over the weekend, he apologised for his government's handling of the relief efforts.

The government has apologised, saying it had never authorised the use of lethal force.

Slovak authorities apologised after police planted explosives on eight unwitting air passengers in a security drill.

Mr Yu apologised on Friday after it emerged that the foreign ministry had hired his daughter for a mid-level job.

In a statement issued in response to the publication of the photos the US army apologised to the families of the dead.

He shouted at me before I had time to explain, but later he apologised for jumping the gun.

It has apologised many times for its brutal past, but only in vague terms, expressing "remorse" for ill-defined damage.

But unlike government checkpoints, the boys in charge apologised for having to carry out the checks.

The good thing was that Roberto apologised.

He had also apologised for the incident in his first news conference on March 13, before he was taken ill.

He later apologised for appearing insensitive and the company increased its donation to RMB100m.

Unusually, on September 4th, the local government apologised to residents and said it hoped the bad air could be cleared up within 20 days.

"Where's our sense of humour gone in our game? " Taylor said on BBC Radio Merseyside. "He's apologised, let's move on. "

Mr Wolfowitz apologised for his indiscretion only once during the meetings.

I never wavered or apologised, for in my soul I knew that I was right in the beliefs that I held.

He thanked his fans for being there and apologised for the long wait.

He has since apologised, but not before reinforcing the reputation of South Carolina as a place where politics can be unusually ugly.

After the incident he apologised to the world's women, but refused to say sorry to journalists.

Kim Sung-hwan, the foreign minister, has apologised to parliament for what he calls a "scandalous affair" .

University professors have apologised to students after handing out exam papers with the answers stapled to the back.

The Lefebvrists apologised to the pope "and all men of good will" over any offence caused, but not specifically to the Jews.

In February he publicly apologised and admitted that he had been unfaithful to Ms Nordegren, a former model.

The president apologised on Tuesday for the handling of relief efforts.

The railways ministry has apologised for the collision in eastern Zhejiang province and announced an inquiry.

Jackie: After he's apologised for interrupting, he goes on to tell her who he is.

Tom apologised to his parents for his rudeness.

The French car maker Renault has apologised to three senior managers it sacked after wrongly accusing them of industrial espionage.

Google apologised and stressed that the unauthorised sampling collected only enough data to fill a single computer hard disk.

Jerry Brown, the Democratic candidate for governor of California, apologised for remarks he had made about Bill Clinton.

Phelps apologised on Sunday, calling his behaviour "inappropriate" .

Marcus Brauchli, the Washington Post editor, suspended her for three months and apologised to readers for "this serious lapse" .

Renault on Sunday apologised after Sebastian Vettel suffered his second engine failure in as many days at Valencia.

They said afterwards that Mr Kim had apologised for the kidnappings and asked them to make movies for him.

Meanwhile, the Arsenal manager has apologised to the travelling Arsenal fans for Sunday's heavy defeat.

He apologised to me for being late.

in a brief announcement to fans and media , she apologised for the impact the incident had had on society.

At the end of last month, the EU hastily scrapped its travel ban and apologised for any offence.

The group, which campaigns against modern slavery, commended JPMorgan, which in 2005 apologised for slave dealing by predecessor banks.

A 60-member team was sent to Chongqing to investigate, and its Asia chief executive apologised to the mayor.

He's put that behind him, he doesn't worry about it at all. He's shaken hands with Wayne Rooney, he's apologised and you move on.

During the disciplinary hearing, Maradona "apologised to Fifa and the world football family" .

"I'm sorry it is lacking in atmosphere, " apologised Mr Umbrecht, the German general manager.

The former bosses of the UK's two biggest banking casualties yesterday apologised unreservedly for their banks' near collapse.

The spokesperson I talked to said that Shell has repeatedly apologised and expressed its regret for the spill.

The governor quickly apologised, but his comments were publicised widely.

Rebuked by leaders from a number of religions, he later apologised.

That is why Yasuo Fukuda, the prime minister, apologised to Japan for "the failure in politics" that had led to the cut.

Zuckerberg apologised on his company blog.

The newspaper has since apologised for this editorial.

A US marine has publicly apologised to the family of an unarmed man who was shot to death by US troops in Iraq.

The crime writer, Agatha Christie, even apologised for not smoking.

Switzerland striker Alexander Frei has apologised for spitting during Euro 2004 by sponsoring a llama.

The president of the Japanese car company Toyota, Akio Toyoda, has apologised to customers in China, the world's biggest auto market.

Mr Sokol resigned, and Mr Buffett apologised to shareholders.

He later apologised for his language.

Ballmer and Gates later apologised but the partnership was over.

Mr Das has since apologised for his remarks.

In 1991 he apologised to Estonia for its forcible annexation by the Soviet Union.

I apologised to the audience and walked towards the exit.

'I was shocked. Afterwards he apologised, saying: "I'm sorry, but you wound me up. "

He apologised to abo¬ riginal Australians for past injustices.

The government apologised for the embarrassment caused by the sudden closure of Tatami-Hampton.

The firm has since apologised for its actions.

Mikel also apologised for his part in the fracas but refused to accept he deserved to be sent off.

De Laurentiis did it all by saying that he didn't want a 35-year-old and then apologised without ever calling me personally.

I apologised to England and Mexico.

On the film set, in front of the media, Ady apologised to Van Ness.

He apologised for taking my hat.

I apologised in a million ways but I thought that was that,

(The latest came this week when Naoto Kan, prime minister, apologised to Korea for the invasion of that country 100 years ago. )

apologised and regretted the chaos