Example sentences of "am afraid i [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Nevertheless I am afraid I must insist on seeing him , Miss Varna . ’
2 Item No 2 : I am afraid I can be of no help , though I doubt if it is a weight .
3 I am afraid I can not bear just yet to go back to Baldersdale .
4 ‘ I am afraid I can not say any more .
5 ‘ I am afraid I can not comment at all , ’ said Sir Donald Hall , deputy chairman of GEC-Marconi .
6 I am afraid I could only manage part of the meal and I cut out the second and third courses completely , and only had gravy and vegetables for the third , but most people at my table went right through the menu !
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