Example sentences of "[adv] afford [to-vb] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since breeding success declines through the season , females simply can not afford to waste time checking to see whether a particular male is paired or not . |
| 2 | Almost as many movies were made here , but ‘ shooting days ’ were down by half ; independents on small budgets ca n't afford to waste time . |
| 3 | But you see my parents work in the theatre and I 'm so used to moving from town to town that I ca n't afford to waste time . |
| 4 | The current was taking the two boats down towards the rocks , so Harry Pascoe could n't afford to waste time . |
| 5 | You 've got ta be hard on yourselves and say this is my business , I ca n't afford to waste time , I want to deal with people that wan na do business with me . |
| 6 | They ca n't afford to lose time because they 've got to be out for the bairns . |
| 7 | She ca n't afford to have time off . |