Example sentences of "'m afraid [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd probably better check that the whole place is n't falling down and I 'm afraid they 'll want to see Maggie , but I 'll get rid of them . |
| 2 | Yes I 'm afraid they do … |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm afraid they got away , ’ I said . |
| 4 | I 'm afraid they came down the steps and chose the path leading away from me , so I only saw those three at a distance . |
| 5 | I 'm afraid they 've got it right . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm afraid they do , but because they perceive television as entertainment , it goes right over their heads . |
| 7 | But I 'm afraid they may accuse me of lying . ’ |
| 8 | Now , that would have been a W I committee day so we 've had to alter the committee to the Tuesday , so I 'm afraid they 'll be no handy craft on Tuesday the first of December . |
| 9 | Er er I 'm afraid they 're about all passed on , now . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , I 'm afraid they 're ruined , ’ the voice continued , as if engaged in a different conversation . |
| 11 | " No … no , old chap , " he said sadly " I 'm afraid they did n't " |
| 12 | Well that I can remember belongs to Mary but I 'm afraid they 're not very strong . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm afraid they 're totally unsuitable . |
| 14 | I 'm afraid they wo n't do at all for G.W. Fashions . ’ |
| 15 | I 'm afraid they feel rather frustrated when it is made clear to them that this is far from the case , ’ he added drily . |
| 16 | I 'm afraid they did n't do their homework . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm afraid they will . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm afraid they 'll have to agree to a change of day , or it 'll be cancelled . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm afraid they 'll do that all too easily . |
| 20 | " Well — er — I 'm afraid they were n't Gainsboroughs , " he said . |
| 21 | ‘ No , Len , I 'm afraid they are n't … |
| 22 | ‘ And , ’ he obliged , after a moment , ‘ I 'm afraid they 're having trouble in locating the replacement part needed to get it going again . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm afraid they 'll just move onto the public pavement and keep up their din . |
| 24 | I 'm afraid they 've got to be |
| 25 | That brings to mind the fact that at that meeting , two people at least , at least two of the co-opted members asked if there was a pollution sub-committee during this year , you know , during the year that finishes in May , and I 'm afraid they were told no , because it was n't in Council Diary . |
| 26 | I 'm afraid we have a lot of people in top management today whose background is such that they do n't really get involved with people on the shop floor . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm afraid we 've gone a bit too soft , ’ she says with almost Blimpish fervour . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm afraid we 've gone a bit too soft , ’ she says with almost Blimpish fervour . |
| 29 | Look , Miss Huntley , I 'm afraid we are rather preoccupied . |
| 30 | I 'm afraid we did not measure up to the standards set by the well-hung Spanish men who drifted around with flies bulging to the point of bursting their buttons . |