Sentence examples of "for fear of" in English

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She sat still for fear of waking the baby. Ella se sentó quieta por temor a despertar al bebé.

That boy could not enter for fear of the dog. Ese niño no pudo entrar por temor al perro.

She fled for fear of being caught. Ella huyó por miedo a que la cogieran.

I didn't go out for fear of catching cold. No salí por miedo a resfriarme.

I didn't call on you for fear of disturbing you. No te llamé por miedo a molestarte.

She won't take an airplane for fear of a crash. Se niega a coger el avión por miedo a un accidente.

I hid myself for fear of being scolded by my teacher. Me escondí por miedo a ser regañado por mi profesor.

Nobody knew where those kids came from, but nobody wanted to receive them for fear of their disease. Nadie sabe de dónde venían esos niños, pero nadie quiso recibirlos por miedo a su enfermedad.

For fear of the newspapers politicians are dull, and at last they are too dull even for the newspapers. Por miedo a los periódicos, los políticos son aburridos, y al final son incluso demasiado aburridos para los periódicos.

Often the fear of one evil leads us into a worse. A menudo, el temor a un mal nos lleva a otro peor.

You had better get this letter registered for fear it should be lost. Es mejor que registres esta carta por temor a que se pierda.

She has a great fear of snakes. Ella les tiene mucho miedo a las serpientes.

She locked her jewels in the safe for fear they might be stolen. Ella guardó sus joyas en una caja fuerte por miedo a que se las roben.

James had a great fear of making mistakes in class and being reprimanded. James le tenía un gran miedo a cometer errores en clases y ser reprendido.

I didn't tell him the truth for fear he would get angry. No le dije la verdad por miedo a que se enojara.

That child has no fear of water. Ese niño no le tiene miedo al agua.

She ran to the station for fear that she would miss the train. Ella corrió a la estación por temor a perderse el tren.

The fear of some divine and supreme powers keeps men in obedience. El miedo a algunos poderes divinos y supremos mantiene a los hombres en obediencia.

I gave no answer for fear I should confuse him. No le doy respuestas por temor de que pueda confundirlo.

The Cold War may have ended, but the fear of war has not yet been removed from the minds of men. Puede que la Guerra Fría haya terminado, pero el miedo a la guerra todavía no se ha borrado de las mentes de los hombres.

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