| apology be | 13.36 | There was no apology. | ||
| apology come | 2.37 | First came the apology. | ||
| apology have | 0.53 | But their apologies have never had the imprimatur of the Diet. | ||
| apology appear | 0.46 | The apology appears to have put the incident to rest. | ||
| apology go | 0.46 | As far as apologies go, it will have to do. | ||
| apology seem | 0.39 | But the apologies seem a bit late. | ||
| apology suffice | 0.39 | But Obasanjo said an apology would suffice. | ||
| apology become | 0.26 | In recent years, public apologies have become more and more common. | ||
| apology follow | 0.26 | An apology followed. | ||
| apology make | 0.26 | An apology will make Valentin feel a little better. | ||
| apology mean | 0.26 | A post-mortem apology means little to grieving survivors. | ||
| apology open | 0.26 | The reason is that an apology would open the door to discussions of monetary reparations for the descendants of slaves. |