Example sentences of "afraid it 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's going to have to come out , Colonel Feather , ’ she said gently . |
| 2 | I 'm afraid it 's a good deal classier than the tumble-down old Pullmans I 've found for the rest of you . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's rather a delicate matter . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's a non-starter , Brian , ’ said Wilcox . |
| 5 | He found The Rake 's Progress ‘ perspicacious , witty in spite of its stark drama , and thorough as regards research into the period ’ , but he added that ‘ I 'm afraid it 's not half what it 's cracked up to be . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm terribly afraid it 's going to come down in the marshland . |
| 7 | ‘ Unless we can think of something really clever , I 'm afraid it 's about all we can do . |
| 8 | ‘ Exactly , but I 'm afraid it 's on a need to know basis . |
| 9 | Another , a business woman , often under considerable pressure , managed to come to an arrangement with her voluble but good-humoured mother , that she could terminate any of their telephone conversations speedily if necessary , without giving offence , simply by saying , ‘ Well , I 'm afraid it 's all action stations here now , so I 'll have to say goodbye ’ ; and it worked remarkably well . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's very hot again , ’ she said . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's true , ’ Mrs Carson told them . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's not possible . ’ |
| 13 | I 'm afraid it 's a bit early in the day for me . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm afraid it 's a matter of necessity . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ But I 'm afraid it 's not possible . |
| 16 | A I 'm afraid it 's bad news as far as Windows is concerned . |
| 17 | The answer is once they 've clenched their teeth there 's nothing you can do about it , if their tongue is there I 'm afraid it 's just hard luck . |
| 18 | This is a pity and I 'm afraid it 's a case of your researchers not seeing much beyond the end of their dicks . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's too late now for the burial , ’ he said , ‘ but I can arrange for the body to be buried tomorrow . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Gabriel , ’ she said simply , ‘ I 'm afraid it 's too late , but ride to Casterbridge for a doctor . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's on its way , ’ he shouted above the hammering as she jumped out of the car . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's rather urgent . ’ |
| 23 | The Tourist Board people say , ‘ I 'm afraid it 's imaginary ’ , and they say , ‘ Oh no it 's not : it 's got a pub on this street and the bus comes up from Dublin . ’ |
| 24 | You are God until nightfall , I 'm afraid it 's your job to protect them . " |
| 25 | ‘ You could have had my sofa , but I 'm afraid it 's a bit difficult , with me being a deputy warden now … ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's just the kind of reasoning he would apply . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's very weedy . |
| 28 | ‘ Exactly , but I 'm afraid it 's the old class system again , Anne . |
| 29 | But I 'm afraid it 's my job . |
| 30 | I 'm afraid it 's mainly a matter of waiting until their own natural defences beat off the viruses that cause it . |