Example sentences of "he could afford to " in BNC.

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1 Working with an ensemble he had built in a hall whose construction he had supervised , he could afford to be as relaxed as he wished , and also as demanding .
2 He could afford to be .
3 He should n't bear to spend money on his own comfort , even when , in later years , he could afford to .
4 He could afford to be casual about the odd Force Nine .
5 He could afford to be crazy .
6 At this moment she is all mine and without Faustina , Mark thought , then added quickly , ‘ I wonder what Faustina is doing now , ’ for he could afford to be generous among the azaleas , with Sophia 's hand in his .
7 Of course , he could afford to be amused .
8 He could afford to .
9 In two hours or a little less , it would end , and Thorfinn would come in , a little drunk or more than a little drunk , as he could afford to be only in Caithness and Orkney , and so deliver himself , briefly , into her charge .
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