He turned directly to those in court who had been affected and said he was sorry.

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He also visited Croydon - scene of the worst fires on Monday - where he told residents he was "sorry" that there had been damage done, and said he would do all he could to make sure it never happened again.

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She had been afraid, of course, but not sorry, not at the time.

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Sir Irvine has already apologised for his comments saying he was "deeply and sincerely sorry" and insisted he had been given "wholly inaccurate" information by police officers.

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I'm sorry things have been construed in more negative light than I had ever intended.

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And most of the - a lot of the wonderful music and experiences I've had have been from that culture, and it's gone now, and sorry to see it go.

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Tucker's barrister, Julian Nutter, said that his client, who has been in custody since his arrest on 2 October, was sorry about what had happened.

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She reassured him that Neil had been perfectly safe to drive, Menna had been fine, she had been the only one who was poorly she must have reacted badly to something, she was sorry.

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You could almost feel sorry for poor Goldman, which shipped out a memo reminding employees that their estimable employer had been named one of the best places to work in the United Kingdom only weeks before the London-based Smith's "Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs" essay.

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