Example sentences of "afraid [that] i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been running through my thoughts so often that I knew it by heart , yet now I was suddenly afraid that I might do the wrong thing ! |
| 2 | I knew that one day I might be asked to walk on the edge of knives like the little mermaid , and was afraid that I might not be able to bear the pain . |
| 3 | I felt as if I was under a terrible spell , and I trembled , afraid that I might not be able to escape . |
| 4 | I am afraid that I may be watching my own family and friends being killed . |
| 5 | I shall answer it as best I can , although I am afraid that I may burden Opposition Members with an answer that they have heard before . |
| 6 | For me a town was a mysterious , rather forbidding place and I was afraid that I would feel very much alone . |
| 7 | In private conversation he told Asquith " I am afraid that I shall have to show myself very vicious Mr Asquith this session . |
| 8 | I am afraid that I must say frankly that I do not think I can open the columns of the Q.R. — at any rate , at present — to any one associated publicly with such a publication as Blast . |
| 9 | But I 'm afraid that I must ride , because I 'm not at my next appointment so . |
| 10 | I am afraid that I could not catch the last part of my hon. Friend 's question , but I agree with him about the importance that he attaches to the single market . |
| 11 | I am afraid that I could not find anything objectionable in his speech or in the regulations . |
| 12 | My goggles ice up at regular intervals and I wipe them with my glove , afraid that I will miss the trail a groundless fear as the dogs follow the pack scent . |
| 13 | ‘ I am afraid that I can not venture an opinion as to the length of the weapon , until my examination , ’ he said , withdrawing the probe and wiping it on his apron . |
| 14 | I am afraid that I can not agree with you that all rivers should simply be recognized as public rights of way , attractive though that might appear . |
| 15 | I am afraid that I can not accept the reasoning which has led subsequent Divisional Courts to limit the ambit of that decision : Benson 's case , the Divisional Court in the present case , and Reg. v. Secretary of State for the Home Department , Ex parte Walsh , The Times , 18 December 1991 . |
| 16 | I shall certainly convey the sentiments , but I am afraid that I can not promise my hon. Friend an early debate . |
| 17 | Having said all that , I am afraid that I can not be as enthusiastic about the Bill as I should like . |
| 18 | I am afraid that I can not . |
| 19 | In response to R C Sneddon 's letter today , I am afraid that I can not offer any foolproof plan for economic recovery . |
| 20 | But if I had one drink of any description that 's the one thing that would make me nervous because I 'd be afraid that I 'd forget this or forget the other , so we just do n't have them at all you know . |