Example sentences of "being afraid of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The first problem is to stop adults being afraid of children . |
| 2 | And it 's time you stopped being afraid of life . ’ |
| 3 | There is too much busyness in schools , staff need ‘ dream time ’ too and also the security to try out ideas without becoming nervous about making mistakes or being afraid of failing . |
| 4 | He could n't admit to being afraid of a breath of air . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's not being afraid of dying , ’ adds Salli , ‘ but I 'd hate to die having done nothing , even if it was just a little step forward . |
| 6 | We hear of teachers being afraid of their pupils . |
| 7 | On Not Being Afraid of Natural Sex Differences |
| 8 | Being afraid of going to hell after you die is one . |
| 9 | She shook her head sharply — Dana had once accused her of being afraid of men . |
| 10 | I had a flimsy recollection of being afraid of getting drowned ; now I had a flimsy suspicion that I might be buried under snow and never rise again to the surface . |
| 11 | your point across and not being afraid of doing it |
| 12 | How you put your point across getting your point across and not being afraid of doing it , doing it effectively putting the point across , being positive in putting your point across so it 's all about putting your point across effectively , clearly congruously i.e. my body says what I mean . |
| 13 | Certainly no-one could accuse Janet Dobson of being afraid of work . |
| 14 | But then it is hard to imagine Pauline being afraid of anything . |