Example sentences of "i [modal v] afford it " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I could afford it , I would buy some of their shirts and casual clothes , because often they 're much better made than the stuff for girls . |
| 2 | Suffice it to say that if I could afford it , there would be pieces of bogwood where I have shown rocks at the back ! |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd leave now if I could afford it . |
| 4 | If I could afford it , I 'd go private . ’ |
| 5 | I decided then that , as soon as I could afford it , I 'd build myself a house here by the sea . |
| 6 | I had that in mind all week , but I could n't see how I could afford it . ’ |
| 7 | To the question , would she travel on the route again , Emma answered , ‘ If I could afford it . ’ |
| 8 | Whenever I could afford it you know , but erm , there was n't so much money in those days I ca n't remember exactly how much we , we used to get in for coppers you know . |
| 9 | I can afford it . |
| 10 | ‘ I can afford it , Nevil . |
| 11 | Here he is , at the outset , reporting from Brussels : ‘ You must not imagine that I live richly here , for my chief food is dry bread and some potatoes or chestnuts which people here sell on the street corner , but by having a somewhat better room and by occasionally taking a somewhat better meal in a restaurant whenever I can afford it , I shall get on very well … . |
| 12 | The wind has battered this aviary a lot and the wire needs replacing — in fact , when I can afford it I 'm going to knock it down and build a new one , but it 's been very useful over the years . |
| 13 | One day , when I can afford it , I 'd love to have two Harris 's hawks — one for hunting and one for demonstration . |
| 14 | Identify the problem , e.g. should I go on holiday to Australia to meet a friend — I do n't know if I can afford it ? |
| 15 | ‘ I can afford it , ’ she assured him . |
| 16 | Of course I can afford it … |
| 17 | And do n't worry about whether I can afford it , either . |
| 18 | I can afford it . |
| 19 | No I 'm not going to expense , I can afford it I assure you . |
| 20 | I can do it , I can afford it , I 'm gon na go ahead and I 'm gon na get it for me and devil take the . |
| 21 | Do n't know if I can afford it . |
| 22 | Actually I do n't think I can afford it if I 'm going |