Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] they [vb mod] [adv] afford " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some parents say they can barely afford children : living costs rocketed in the late 1980s , and Taipei is now reckoned to be one of the world 's most expensive cities in which to live . |
| 2 | The eastern states claimed they could not afford to dispose of the chemicals , which would require incineration , and were originally given until the end of 1992 to use them up . |
| 3 | My grandparents said they could n't afford it . |
| 4 | There has been an increase in suitable candidates , with women becoming more highly qualified through educational opportunities — businesses realise they can not afford to cut themselves off from 50 per cent of the market eg IBM , Unilever . |
| 5 | Councillors say they ca n't afford the repairs which would cost three million pounds a year . |
| 6 | Info centre to stay shut on Saturdays A TOURIST information centre will remain closed on Saturdays after Middlesbrough councillors decided they could not afford to open the Corporation Road office for a sixth day , despite a campaign to increase tourism . |
| 7 | The high cost of winning their franchises means they can not afford to screen any flops . |