Example sentences of "[conj] i be afraid [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Under starter 's orders , so I 'm afraid no stake money refunded . ’ |
| 2 | The pastoral work of the church can not be done without adequate financial support and I am afraid the support we are getting at the moment is simply not enough for all we are doing . ’ |
| 3 | Two adjectives … devious is one , he was certainly that ; and I 'm afraid the other would have to be spiteful . |
| 4 | in particular and , and some put gateway effect and possibly the ramble you see for example on the A twelve at Brandon in , er , er Brentham rather is something that we feel we could do readily and in the near future , so an element of that is calming in the very foreseeable future , more comprehensive traffic calming a little further into the horizon and I 'm afraid the bypass some time much further into the horizon , I think Chairman , I hope that er Miss that 's an adequate summary of our discussion . |
| 5 | I readily acknowledge that this is a very difficult request but I am afraid the timescale has to he met . |
| 6 | He continued : ‘ I 'm sorry , but I 'm afraid the cottage you were interested in has gone . |
| 7 | But I 'm afraid the trail was cold before I called them in , and we did n't take it the length of broadcasting or advertising . |
| 8 | I would like to record that they tried to cheer each other up in their double misery , but I 'm afraid the truth is that as far as I know they never spoke to each other again . |
| 9 | In a planners ideal world where we might have a wholly directed economy competition would not be relevant but I 'm afraid the reality is we have to compete in North Yorkshire with other counties in er this region and with other regions in Britain with other countries in the European Union and with other countries in the world . |
| 10 | ‘ She was more subtle about it — but I 'm afraid the fact of finding you here has infuriated her into losing control of her temper . |
| 11 | Dave 's verdict : the internal space and design of the inner is exceptional but I 'm afraid the design of the flysheet does spoil the line of the tent . |
| 12 | After David had examined the patient he straightened up and said , ‘ I 'm going to refer you to an eye specialist at the hospital as I 'm afraid the metal particle may have become embedded and caused some damage . |