Collocations for sorry - adj.
VERBS
be, feel, seem, sound | make sb
I''ll make you sorry you were ever born!
I''ll make you sorry you were ever born!
ADV.
awfully, deeply, desperately, dreadfully, extremely, frightfully, genuinely, really, terribly, truly, very
I''m really sorry Jane can''t come with us. | I''m terribly sorry. I didn''t catch your name.
I''m really sorry Jane can''t come with us. | I''m terribly sorry. I didn''t catch your name.
almost
She was almost sorry to stop work.
She was almost sorry to stop work.
a bit, a little, quite, rather
PREP.
about
I''m sorry about the noise. | I''m sorry about your mother. I do hope she''ll soon be feeling better.
I''m sorry about the noise. | I''m sorry about your mother. I do hope she''ll soon be feeling better.
for
She is obviously deeply sorry for what she has done. | I feel really sorry for John.
She is obviously deeply sorry for what she has done. | I feel really sorry for John.
PHRASES
better safe than sorry