Sentence examples for afraid of bumping from inspiring English sources

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So egregious did I find the whole performance that, as the defendant returned to his seat, slightly hunched, as if afraid of bumping his head on something, I felt a deep desire to see the prosecutor lose the case.

"Do you think that at all affected the validity of your scientific experiment?" Mr. Jason said he was afraid of bumping into the setup: "I thought, 'I'm just going to kick the table and knock this thing down and ruin the day.' " Mr. Jason charged the defendants $250 an hour and worked more than 200 hours, he said.

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Being a weak person was also experienced when walking the streets and being afraid of people bumping into the chest, or taking the bus and being afraid of sudden braking.

Afraid of losing sales, Interscope Records took the extremely rare step of bumping up the release to a Sunday, May 26, rather than the usual Tuesday release.

Being part of a nameless, faceless crowd was a welcome change from being afraid to bump into acquaintances at the neighborhood grocery store or at restaurants downtown.

If you get tired, don't be afraid to bump down the speed.

For while India's capitalism does have oodles of vim, it is writing its own rules, some better than others.Mumbai, as seen from MarsIn this section Rage against the machine Building India Inc The widow takes it all Time for Super Mario Now we are seven billion Afraid of a bump ReprintsSome Indian firms have, admittedly, followed an American-style fairy tale.

As the world economy boomed and population growth began to ebb in the 1990s, Malthusian pessimism retreated.In this section Rage against the machine Building India Inc The widow takes it all Time for Super Mario Now we are seven billion Afraid of a bump ReprintsIt is returning.

Sales have fallen sharply, as developers wait in vain for demand to pick up rather than flogging their properties at a discount.In this section Rage against the machine Building India Inc The widow takes it all Time for Super Mario Now we are seven billion Afraid of a bump ReprintsKerbing Chinese enthusiasmTheir wait is all the more painful because credit is, belatedly, tightening.

It's worth exploring a few of the more common issues: Are they afraid of things that go bump in the night or monsters under the bed or in the closet?

Even the simple-hearted Papageno chastises himself for being afraid of Monostatos when he literally bumps into him, never having seen a Moor before.

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