Example sentences of "afford [to-vb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was firing again ; she could n't afford to let them get closer , she would n't be able to bear it . |
| 2 | ‘ We ca n't afford to let them know that , because now they 've changed the rules . |
| 3 | Yes , I , I was in er , I 'm not sure , I , I think I was in the top class in the junior school and er , without boasting , I was a good scholar and I eventually passed to go to the Q M and me dad could n't afford to let me go . |
| 4 | Coming upon me as it did , however , in the midst of such a busy period , I could not afford to let it preoccupy me unduly , and I thus decided I should resolve it at the earliest opportunity . |
| 5 | It 's a sophisticated kind of machine and , like a machine , you ca n't afford to let it get rusty or it 'll seize up . ’ |
| 6 | They could not afford to let it fall apart . |