Roleset apologize.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "be contrite":

Roles:

Arg0:apologist


Arg1:apologize for


Arg2:apologized to

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


intransitive (-)
The company later apologized and agreed to make $8 million in contributions to charities chosen by him.
Arg0:	The company
ArgM-TMP:	later
REL:	apologized

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: gerund


transitive (-)
Fujitsu Ltd.'s top executive took the unusual step of *trace* publicly apologizing for his company's making bids of just one yen for several local government projects, while computer rival NEC Corp. made a written apology for indulging in the same practice.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Fujitsu Ltd.'s top executive
ArgM-MNR:	publicly
REL:	apologizing
Arg1-for:	his company's making bids of just one yen for several local government projects

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


with apologized-to (-)
Mary always apologized to John after hitting him, but she kept doing it anyway.
Arg0:	Mary
Argm-TMP:	always
REL:	apologized
Arg2-to:	John
Argm-TMP:	after hitting him

Could also be a verb of saying: "'I'm sorry,' apologized Mary." but this doesn't occur in wsj.