Example sentences of "afford to give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Except that this man , unlike Liam 's young father , could afford to give her the money for a clean abortion . |
| 2 | Her mother said : ‘ Those former foster parents , who she 's been once a year to Spain with , they have been able to give her the luxuries that I could not afford to give her . ’ |
| 3 | The quality of life that we can afford to give them will depend , whether we like it or not , on the value of their contribution to us . |
| 4 | When intervening in this way with a small group working on their own in the play corner you 'll need to think through how much time you can afford to give them . |
| 5 | The type of people who are involved in this kind of thing ca n't afford to give them dog food . |
| 6 | erm I suppose that would mean if they felt they were taking up so much of their time that they could n't do what they considered to be their job properly , and if they felt that I think the parents were persisting and insisting that their own children got more attention than the school could really afford to give them if they were going to be fair to everyone . |
| 7 | Well , he found them the best ski runs in the Cairngorms when they started and they could n't afford to give him anything very spectacular , so he said , ‘ Can I have the ski shop and the bobble hat concession ? ’ |
| 8 | He could apparently still afford to give me lamb and rice , but the mood among his friends around the table was despairing . |
| 9 | My parents could only afford to give me some small change on Sundays , but it was enough for a cinema ticket and an ice cream . |
| 10 | Because , they could afford to give me my back back ration and yet , they said they were short of things . |
| 11 | Irritating as Miss Kenton 's behaviour was , I could not afford to give it much thought , for by then the first of the guests had arrived . |
| 12 | That is an appalling situation , but it is made more appalling because it mainly affects students from the poorest backgrounds , those whose parents are on low incomes and who get no financial help from their parents because they can not afford to give it . |
| 13 | We can also afford to give you peace of mind . |
| 14 | I do n't know if I could ever afford to give you more . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I can afford to give you fifteen minutes now . |
| 16 | Everything is flowing remarkably smoothly at present , so I can afford to give you my undivided attention for the next couple of weeks . |
| 17 | ‘ Damn it , I can afford to give you a decent meal . ’ |