Example sentences of "am afraid [pron] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am afraid they 're going to kill me , and you too . |
| 2 | The hotel has facilities for small dogs at a charge of 90p per day , but I am afraid they are not allowed in the public rooms . |
| 3 | ‘ I am afraid they are no longer appropriate , Mrs Copley . |
| 4 | I am afraid you 're not used to the ways of the bazaar , Captain Owen . |
| 5 | I am afraid I am cynical enough to believe this is just another round of a giant game of poker , where the only thing that will matter in the end will be the size of the cheque . |
| 6 | ‘ I am afraid I am not quite clear what you are saying . |
| 7 | I am afraid I am giving you a great deal of trouble . ’ |
| 8 | I am afraid I am not satisfied with your reply of 6 August to my letter of 14 April . |
| 9 | Today , I gladly mention the illness in my main column again , but I am afraid I am not aware of any further developments from research into ME . |
| 10 | I am afraid I was not born to obey ! |
| 11 | ‘ I am afraid I was ashamed of the dear good fellow — I know I was ashamed of him — ‘ |
| 12 | I am afraid it is the latter rather than the former . |
| 13 | I am afraid it is tough ( at least at the beginning ) , as are all restricted diets , but I promise you , it does work ! |
| 14 | Request : Joan Hammell , his secretary , wrote to say : ‘ I am afraid it is not going to prove possible for Mr Kinnock to make a contribution as much as he would love to . |
| 15 | It is a place of calm and classical beauty : I am afraid it is exactly the sort of place for which one must long most desperately when out of Greece . |
| 16 | A There are a lot of Tanganyikan cichlids you can keep in your tank , but I am afraid it is only large enough for you to keep a pair of a single species . |
| 17 | A. If your Temporales are still about the same size they I am afraid it is extremely likely that you have two of the same sex , as size is a major sexual difference in this species , with males around 50 per cent bigger in all directions than females . |
| 18 | I am afraid it is written in enviro-jargon , which will need translating into ordinary English or Welsh , but I hope it helps you think about the kind of issues that need to be got across in a popular television programme . |
| 19 | All for now — it is chucking down hail , so I am afraid it is the post lift near here tomorrow Monday and not the trek to the main sorting office . |
| 20 | ‘ I am afraid it is too late for that , ’ Mr Aycliffe said with a faint smile . |
| 21 | I am afraid it was because he did not want to get entangled with the left on such an emotional issue . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I am afraid it was . |
| 23 | We did what we could to help him but I am afraid it was little enough . |
| 24 | I am afraid it was a case of necessity . |
| 25 | I am afraid he 's the laughing-stock of the court , despised by most and pitied by the few who listen to his constant pleas of innocence . |
| 26 | In this I am afraid he was unsuccessful . |
| 27 | ‘ I am afraid there is no hope at all of your aunt getting into one of our homes , ’ he said . |
| 28 | ‘ No , officer , ’ he said slowly , ‘ I am afraid there is only my wife , and you are unlikely to be satisfied with her confirmation . ’ |
| 29 | I am afraid there are segments of the left who are especially envious of its capacity to animate the groups which were once regarded as their traditional supporters . |