Example sentences of "not afford [to-vb] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She can not afford to make a mistake so she must leave herself to the administrations of Lady G , June 's of Hamilton or Gina Smart in Ayr . |
| 2 | This has serious implications for people in rural areas who can not afford to run a car or are physically unable to do so . |
| 3 | As she could not afford to keep a nanny or an au pair , having permanently available a woman who had borne and reared ten children , together with a woman who had been one of them , had been to Scarlet a godsend . |
| 4 | She had better not invest it in the stock market , because she could n't afford to lose a penny and there was no such thing as a safe share . |
| 5 | They want to protect their individuals , who perhaps at the moment they ca n't afford to pay a salary if the guy 's off sick . |