Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb mod] afford it " in BNC.
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1 | 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 ? |
2 | Do n't know if I can afford it . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Suffice it to say that if I could afford it , there would be pieces of bogwood where I have shown rocks at the back ! |
5 | ‘ I 'd leave now if I could afford it . |
6 | If I could afford it , I 'd go private . ’ |
7 | To the question , would she travel on the route again , Emma answered , ‘ If I could afford it . ’ |
8 | And do n't worry about whether I can afford it , either . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | I decided then that , as soon as I could afford it , I 'd build myself a house here by the sea . |