Example sentences of "[be] afraid i [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wondered , with amusement , whether he had been afraid I might mind , might feel he was — what was the old-fashioned word ? — compromising me . |
| 2 | ‘ Nevertheless I am afraid I must insist on seeing him , Miss Varna . ’ |
| 3 | You 're afraid I 'll go to my father and tell him — ’ She broke off , staring . |
| 4 | ‘ But if you 're afraid I 'll lose my head once we 're alone together , by all means bring a chaperon . ’ |
| 5 | I 'm afraid I may fall into some wicked trap . |
| 6 | Given a thriller and a classic play , I 'm afraid I 'll watch the thriller . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 'll have to leave you now in Orson 's very capable hands . |
| 8 | No I 'll have to I 'll I 'll I 'm afraid I 'll have to withdraw that that that comment . |
| 9 | I 'm afraid I 'll have to leave you to your own devices for a while . ’ |
| 10 | If they beat the scousers tonight , I 'm afraid I 'll concede the title to the B******s especially with the boost such a victory would give them . |
| 11 | It 's that I 'm afraid I would disappoint you . |
| 12 | ‘ I shall want to know all about you , and each time you fail to answer , I 'm afraid I shall have to use my little persuader . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Maybe , but I 'm afraid I shall have to pass on that offer of coffee . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm afraid I might behave in a rather cowardly fashion . |
| 15 | Michele went to answer , and Luce heard the murmur of voices before he turned to her and said , ‘ I 'm afraid I must leave you . |
| 16 | I 'm afraid I must go back into history again . |
| 17 | I 'm contracted to tutor you for so many hours a day , and I 'm afraid I must insist on fulfilling my contract . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm afraid I must ask you to leave , ’ I said . |
| 19 | But you owe two months ’ rent now and I 'm afraid I must ask you to find other accommodation in a week 's time if this is still outstanding . ’ |
| 20 | I 'm afraid I must ask you to go away . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm afraid I must ask you to leave now ! ’ |
| 22 | But , if a test on a chimpanzee would save my child 's life I 'm afraid I 'd go for the test on the chimpanzee . |
| 23 | I 'm afraid I 'd make a very jealous lover , Rourke . ’ |
| 24 | If anything were to happen to my old dosey I 'm afraid I 'd live out my days in peace . ’ |
| 25 | I 'm afraid I 'd have to rewire this guitar in a more commonsense manner , so the toggle switch points towards the set of controls in use ( that 's the key , I think ) , and also so that the volumes sit fore and the tones aft , the way Gibsons and Fenders do . |
| 26 | doll I 'm afraid I 'd have to give it back to them . |
| 27 | And you know , well I 'm afraid I 'd have to hit you ! |
| 28 | ‘ You 're saying you were afraid I 'd find her more attractive ? ’ |
| 29 | I suppose she 's afraid I 'll get as dotty as everybody there . |
| 30 | ‘ Father is afraid I 'll die soon , you see , so he wants us to be married tomorrow morning . |