Example sentences of "afraid i [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 'll be at work . ’ |
2 | I was afraid I might be shot by a startled sentry . |
3 | ‘ I would like to , I think — but I 'm afraid I might be like that — I think I would want to be like that . |
4 | I 'm afraid I shall be very much tied up for the rest of today . |
5 | Item No 2 : I am afraid I can be of no help , though I doubt if it is a weight . |
6 | ‘ Well , Robyn , ’ he smiled , ‘ as much as I would like to stay here , chatting with you until the small hours , I 'm afraid I must be off . |
7 | But on the same score I 'm afraid I must be an a narrow minded urban socialist well okay , I 've never lived in a city but if you want to call me that , fine . |