"Only in fiction," said Tommy with an answering smile, and a slightly apologetic manner.

He said in an apologetic manner: " I've been looking for you, ma'am."

She glanced round at all of us in an apologetic manner.

She put up her hands in an overly apologetic manner.

"That is correct," the shortest one said, and then added in what could have been an apologetic manner.

She liked the Archdeacon, though she was slightly impatient of his apologetic manners.

He ducked his head in a quick, apologetic manner.

In return for his smile and apologetic manner, they let him pass unharassed into history.

I guess she's all right,' the Circle City King answered hastily, and in an apologetic manner.

She had an apologetic, modest manner that concealed an underlying strength.