"No offense, friend, but I might say I'm a little surprised anyone would fancy taking it from you in the first place."

"No offense," he said, and his smile seemed genuine.

"No offense," he said to the old woman, who was out of sight in the other room.

No offense," said the man, "but we've had some bad experiences with passengers in the past.

"No offense, Sonya, but you really do look like a wreck," he said.

The offense said it should have scored more.

"No offense," she said, "but who are you, and why do you want to know?"

No offense, Walking Man, but you said yourself you've lost most of your powers.

"No offense," the innkeeper said quickly, raising his hands as if to ward off a blow.

"No offense, but last time somebody said that."