Example sentences of "afraid of what [pers pn] might [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted to tell her the whole story then , but he was afraid of what she might think . |
| 2 | But still , for week after week , she never dared see if she was right , because she was afraid of what she might find within . |
| 3 | ‘ She was afraid of what he might do when she told him she was n't going to keep up the pretence any longer and everything she did in future was to be sold as her own work . ’ |
| 4 | Afraid of the occupant of that room , afraid of what he might find , yet , simultaneously , knowing exactly what he would find . |
| 5 | I strolled on ( binoculars always at the ready , afraid of what I might miss ) as far as the Wire Dump Heligoland trap . |
| 6 | I told myself it was because you disgusted me , but really I was afraid of what I might do and say . |
| 7 | The real reason was that she was afraid of what I might find out . |
| 8 | Now she was perplexed and afraid ; perplexed because she did not understand what had happened , and afraid of what it might mean if she did . |