～しはすまいかと ～するといけないから

質問

～しはすまいかと　～するといけないからのニュアンスを伝えたいときに、辞書には色々な言い方がのっていますが、それらをそのまま自分の
伝えたい文章に当てはめても、ネイティブの方には変に響くようです。
We left that place for fear that someone should see us.
Make a note of it in order not to forget it
I was anxious that I lost my money
We left that place for fear that I should not wake her
I was afraid that my airplane will crash
I was afraid that a ghost would come
I was afraid that I would be delayed in my work
これらの中にはまーまーのも全然ダメなのもあるようで、使い方、
自然な表現がわかりません。また回避したい内用によってもfearはダメとかanxiousはダメとかconcernを使うとかあるようで、何か良い解決方法がありましたら
おしえてください。

回答No.2

Faumdano

英語母語話者で、buntan109さんが書いた文章はあまり不自然じゃいないと感じますけど、私なら、普通以下のように言います

We left that place for fear that someone should see us.
→ We left (that place) for fear that someone might/would see us.

Make a note of it in order not to forget it
→ Make a note of it so as not to forget (it)

I was anxious that I lost my money
→ I was anxious (that) I had lost the/my money

We left that place for fear that I should not wake her
→ We left fearing (that) we might/would wake her

I was afraid that my airplane will crash
→ I was afraid (that) the/my plane might/would crash

I was afraid that a ghost would come
→ I was afraid (that) a ghost would appear (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collocation)

I was afraid that I would be delayed in my work
→ I was afraid (that) my work would be delayed

お礼

遅くなりましたがご回答ありがとうございます。
やはり感覚的なものなのですね。
多くの例文に触れて、つかみたいと思います。
ありがとうございました。

回答No.1

seegrammar

We left that place so as not to be seen by anyone.
Make a note just in case.
I was concerned if I would loose my money.
We left that place so as not to wake her.
I was afraid that the airplane might crash.
I was afraid of ghosts.
I was afraid of not being on time for work.
I was concerned I might lag behind in my work.

上記をネイティブに見せて評価が下がったらごめんなさい。

お礼

こんにちは、いつもご解答ありがとうございます。
ただ、私にはseegrammarさんがどう感じられてこの文章をえらばれたのか、よくわかりません。何か基準があるのでしょうか。
それを知りたく思います。
ネイティブの感覚と言われればそれまでですが・・・
でもありがとうございます。