"I am very sorry to hear that Mrs Foster has now, sadly, passed away, " he said.

BBC: Surrey woman left without care dies in hospital

There is much left to do and I am very sorry to have been put in a position where I am unable to continue this work.

BBC: Short's resignation statement

"I am very sorry indeed to hear of his death and sadly shocked because when I spoke to Quentin roughly two or three weeks ago in New York he was clearly not happy about coming over for the tour, " he said.

BBC: Quentin Crisp dies

Your son's situation is obviously a psychiatric emergency, and I am truly sorry to hear of his very serious problems.

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"I would like to say that I am very sorry for any offence that has been caused as a result of my comments, " he said in a statement.

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"I accept the fact that this happened on my watch and I am very sorry that this happened while I was at the IRS, " Shulman said in response to tough questioning by Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois.

CNN: IRS official in charge of targeting unit takes the 5th

"I am very sorry that you traveled all this way, but you have to leave, " their hooded leader explained politely, yet firmly, in fluent English.

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"I am very sorry for the confusion my brother Jermaine has caused by his statement, which he also attributed to my youngest brother, Randy, " Marlon said.

BBC: Jackson family reunion in doubt

And I am very sorry that my Chinese is not as good as your English, but I am looking forward to this chance to have a dialogue.

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