Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adj] of him " in BNC.

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1 ‘ And you think I am fond of him ? ’
2 Thankfully , he has seen this simple act as one of friendship rather than for what it really is — I am afraid of him and I want him on my side .
3 I 'm Maggie and I 'm proud of him
4 I 'm sick of him whining to me about you .
5 I 'm sick of him .
6 I 'm scared of him .
7 I 'm scared of him , and I 'm fond of him , and I want to be quit of him , and I want to stay with him , and he 's totally irrelevant in every way , and I 'm madly curious about him .
8 I 'm scared of him , ’ she blurted .
9 I 'm scared of him , and I 'm fond of him , and I want to be quit of him , and I want to stay with him , and he 's totally irrelevant in every way , and I 'm madly curious about him .
10 I 'm fond of him , though . ’
11 I were afraid of him waking — I did n't bring anything . ’
12 I could have held him tight and told him I was proud of him and that I loved him just for being there , but he would have struggled free .
13 It was also a terribly brave putt for Gordon to hole under all that pressure and I was proud of him and the rest of the team that afternoon .
14 Ah they 're bossed them around all their life I was proud of him , just standing .
15 I was fond of him . ’
16 I was ashamed of him , especially as I could see Estella laughing at me over Miss Havisham 's shoulder .
17 ‘ I am afraid I was ashamed of the dear good fellow — I know I was ashamed of him — ‘
18 Yes , I was aware of him , but I never managed to lassoo him .
19 God , I was sick of him and his money . ’
20 I was sick of him moaning and moaning about being in the group .
21 I was terrified of him , but I found myself in a horrible Catch 22 situation .
22 ‘ I think part of me shut down because he was unavailable and I was terrified of him dying and leaving me alone . ’
23 But in fact he was a big softy , and I believe was quite hurt because I was scared of him .
24 I was wary of him though he was always pleasant to me .
25 So , even though the man was a stranger and I was afraid of him , I began worrying about his being sick , and the idea that he might die made me feel quite desperate .
26 I was afraid of him now that he was angry again .
27 I was afraid of him .
28 ‘ He started to beat me and I was afraid of him .
29 You are proud of him ? ’
30 ‘ Yes , I think you are fond of him .
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