Example sentences of "[conj] can not afford [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For species that can not afford to spend million of years perfecting their architectural designs , RANDOM ACCESS can provide a range of CAD systems which certainly add creativity as well as speed to the design process . |
| 2 | ‘ I know what I want to say but I am not a millionaire and can not afford to see my family dragged into that kind of thing , ’ he said . |
| 3 | I have four sons and can not afford to take them to a first team game ( £10 each to get in ! ) |
| 4 | Funded by its member bodies , the Committee works on an extremely tight budget and can not afford to undertake all the work it would like to . |
| 5 | Taylor , after the abysmal European championship , again flopped in Spain and can not afford to foul up against Norway , who beat Holland 2-1 on the night Gazza made his comeback against Spurs . |
| 6 | Employees may wish to accept a transfer to another area but can not afford to do so . |
| 7 | He envies her that deep unconsciousness , but can not afford to join her in it . |
| 8 | Pondkeepers in the middle-income bracket , who appreciate quality but can not afford to buy fully-grown Japanese Koi , tend to be the buyers of Tategoi — young fish with potential . |
| 9 | Does he recognise that many people want to be proud owners , but can not afford to buy their council homes outright ? |
| 10 | Nigel Downing polled 163 votes in last November 's Langbaurgh byelection , but can not afford to stand again . |
| 11 | The first , Parentline , allows parents to use their own homes as security for children who want to move , but can not afford to pay off the original loan first . |
| 12 | They were all related to the general principle , said to have been established with the introduction of legal aid in 1950 , that ‘ … legal services should be available to those who need them but can not afford to pay for them . ’ |