Example sentences of "[n mass] who [vb mod] afford " in BNC.
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| 1 | These were people of means who could afford to foot the bill : no appeal to the fear of physical pain was needed here . |
| 2 | Katie said : ‘ Those are the people who can afford to pay . ’ |
| 3 | Is it any wonder that the only people who can afford their services are rich companies , millionaires and those who are lucky enough to get legal aid ? |
| 4 | ‘ The sort of people who can afford handcrafted learning toys do n't shop at the wrong end of the Pimlico Road . ’ |
| 5 | With a price of $25,000 there are only so many people who can afford the latter ! |
| 6 | I think erm I think is quite fair maybe if concessions could be raised to one fifty or two pounds but overall I think that people who can afford it spend such a lot of money on the raffle and we therefore give raffle tickets to those who can afford it could jealousy and on the raffle generally about a hundred pounds is made and if there , if there was more charge for tickets , people might not give so much for the raffles and also if you give but if you charge them a nominal sum and then shove other things at them on their options they might be more willing to give to optional choices like a raffle . |
| 7 | Another objection is that jobs will be lost and certainly that would be a serious objection but it 's a speechless one , of course , people who can afford it will still ride and will still employ the same people who are now hunt servants er to look after their horses and themselves and those who ca n't afford horses will continue no doubt to enjoy the spectacle er , that argument does n't hold water and the other objection of course er is that er it would mean the hounds were killed , but since I understand er hunting people kill their hounds anyway when they get too old to keep up , er I think er we can dismiss that argument and leave it to them er to see that the hounds are decently dealt with . |
| 8 | but people who can afford to pay for it will be , will be made to at the time |
| 9 | And there 's an advertisement here for Cyclax stocking cream for people who could afford it . |
| 10 | In 1924 most of the athletes in the British team were students or people who could afford the privilege of running for their country . |
| 11 | Apart from the fact that I think most people were able to afford a far bigger range of furnishings , for instance , the number of homes that actually had a carpet in the living room , there was very small percentage of people who could afford to have any sort of carpeting except for a small square of something in their living room . |