Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] can not afford [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should the rabbit — even the front rabbit — already be dead , there is no problem , but at this stage you are not aware of that so you can not afford to take any chances . |
| 2 | Barlund added that " forests do not grow as fast in the south , so we can not afford to lose massive areas " . |
| 3 | But if you can not afford to leave , might it not be better to put up with the treatment that you have received rather than becoming unemployed ? |
| 4 | If you can not afford to invest the maximum allowed each year or would rather make regular monthly savings than invest in lump sums , you can put by as little as £10 per month . |
| 5 | The fact that you might have been able to get it yourself is only relevant if you can not afford to buy it . |
| 6 | If you can not afford to become a breeder , forget it now . |
| 7 | The treatment of space is what good design is all about but far too many people think that if they can not afford to change a room structurally nothing else is going to alter the look and feel . |
| 8 | What are the prospects of disconnection for industrial customers in the coming year if they can not afford to pay the exorbitant increases that the electricity companies are seeking from them ? |
| 9 | If they can not afford to have one installed , this should be regarded as a first priority and paid for by their children if they can afford it , which is often quite possible if there is a willingness on their part to make some small economy in their own spending each month . |
| 10 | It is unwise for us to become close because I can not afford to entertain you in the style to which you are accustomed . ’ |
| 11 | Rationalization is the best way to ensure that nobody dies because they can not afford to use the basic services . |
| 12 | ‘ A large number of properties have been closed down as landlords pull out because they can not afford to upgrade them , ’ she said . |
| 13 | And it is feared Durham County Council may have to find more cash to subsidise bus services as operators could either put up fares or scrap unpopular routes because they can not afford to replace worn out vehicles . |
| 14 | That is an appalling situation , but it is made more appalling because it mainly affects students from the poorest backgrounds , those whose parents are on low incomes and who get no financial help from their parents because they can not afford to give it . |
| 15 | Yet clubs are faced with court summonses , and threatened by closure because they can not afford to pay their rates and local councils refuse to waive part of the bill . |
| 16 | In such a case the firm may have to distribute through a middleman because it can not afford to employ a field sales force . |
| 17 | The Department of Industry ( DoI ) backs their call because it can not afford to subsidise the new cable network . |
| 18 | He has not seen his wife or their three children since July since he can not afford to travel home to Banchory , near Aberdeen . |