Example sentences of "[vb base] we [modal v] not afford [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They realise we ca n't afford to pay contract money , ’ Lowe said . |
| 2 | And for the women you know I mean it 's i in a situation you probably I do n't know you know this comment that , Oh my my wife 's gon na nag me back to work , or whatever that was made in the beginning probably could be that the women were saying , Oh my God you know we ca n't afford to have you on strike just accept it you know just I 'm definitely not I think really they have felt they have really changed fund fundamentally they 've found a self confidence that they can say no you know it 's not good enough . |
| 3 | If you think me wrong , it simply means you have , as I used to say , let money ‘ slip through your hands ’ : and remember we can not afford to despise money . |
| 4 | Here we have to work around not only a collection of possessions which have become part of our lives , but also carpets or curtains or wall coverings we feel we ca n't afford to replace . |
| 5 | Ah , thank you very much , she said we 're very appre very much appreciate the fact that you 've given up your time to come and talk to our members you see we ca n't afford to pay for really good speakers |